1-Acetylferrocene
Agent Name
1-Acetylferrocene
CAS Number
1271-55-2
Formula
C12-H12-Fe-O
Major Category
Metals
Synonyms
Acetoferrocene; Acetylferrocene; Ethanone, 1-ferrocenyl-; Ferrocene, acetyl-; Ferrocenyl methyl ketone; Iron, (acetylcyclopentadienyl)cyclopentadienyl-; Monoacetylferrocene; Ketone, ferrocenyl methyl; [ChemIDplus] UN3467
Category
Organic Compounds, Metal Salts
Description
Orange crystalline solid; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
"It was originally used in military or space field as an additive in rocket propellant, to promote the burning rate. But nowadays, ferrocenyl derivative has wide applications to biological and medical fields such as ferrocene-modified beta-lactam because of its physiological activity of anti-malarial, anti-tumor, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory, treatment of anemia, inhibition of enzymatic activity and so on by virtue of its unique structure and diverse properties." [Wikipedia]
Comments
Causes somnolence, vascular dilation, and dyspnea in oral lethal-dose studies of rats; [RTECS] An irritant; Highly toxic by ingestion; Toxic by skin absorption; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "Vinylferrocene." See "Iron."
Biomedical References
Exposure Assessment
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Organometallic compound, toxic, solid, n.o.s."
Diseases, Processes, and Activities Linked to This Agent
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