Pentacarbonyl iron
[CAS# 13463-40-6]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Organometallic compound >> Organic iron
• Name: Pentacarbonyl iron
• Synonyms: Iron pentacarbonyl
• Molecular Formula: Fe(CO)₅
• Molecular Weight: 195.90
• CAS Registry Number: 13463-40-6
• EC Number: 236-670-8

Properties

• Density: 1.5 g/cm^3*
• Melting point: -20 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 103 ºC^***
• Refractive index: 1.5196^**

^* "International Chemical Safety Cards" data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

^** "Metal-Organics Catalog" physical property data were obtained from Gelest, Inc. of Morrisville, Pennsylvania (US)

^*** Lemaire, Eugene; Industrie Chimique (Paris) 1949, V36(No. 382), P95-6.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: F;T+
• Risk Codes: R11;R24;R26/28
• Safety Description: S16;S26;S28;S36/37/39;S45

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	2	H225
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H300
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	1	H330
Specific target organ toxicity - repeated exposure	STOT RE	1	H372
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H310
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H311

• Transport Information: UN 1994 3(6.1) / PGI