Ferric ammonium oxalate

Synonyms

Ammonium ferric oxalate; Ammonium ferrioxalate; Ammonium trioxalatoferrate(III); Ferrate(3-), tris(ethanedioato(2-)-O,O')-, triammonium, (OC-6-11)-; Ferrate(3-), tris(oxalato)-, triammonium; Triammonium trioxalatoferrate(3-); Triammonium tris(oxalato)ferrate(3-); Triammonium tris-(ethanedioato(2-)-O,O') ferrate(3-); Triammonium tris-(ethanedioato(2-)-O,O')ferrate(3-1); [ChemIDplus] UN3077

Category

Metals, Inorganic Compounds

Description

Hydrate: Bright green solid, soluble in water; Light sensitive; [Merck Index] Green solid; [CAMEO]

Sources/Uses

Used in photography, blueprints, and aluminum pigments; [Merck Index]

Comments

A skin and mucous membrane irritant; [Hawley] A skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritant; [HSDB] A skin, eye, nose, and throat irritant; May burn skin; May cause cardiovascular collapse and death after ingestion of high dose; [CAMEO] An irritant; [MSDSonline] See "Iron salts, soluble."

Biomedical References

1 mg/m3, as Fe (soluble iron salts)

Explanatory Notes

The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Environmentally hazardous substances, solid, n.o.s."

Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

Skin burns

Processes

Industrial Processes with risk of exposure:

• Aluminum Producing
• Photographic Processing