iron pentacarbonyl

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iron pentacarbonyl

[′ī·ərn ‚pen·tə′kär·bə‚nil]

(inorganic chemistry)

Fe(CO)₅ An oily liquid that decomposes upon exposure to light, soluble in most organic solvents; used as a source of a pure iron catalyst and for magnet cores. Also known as iron carbonyl.

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Carbonyl does not refer to the composition of iron particles but rather to the manufacturing process in which the controlled heating of vaporized iron pentacarbonyl leads to the deposition of uncharged elemental iron as microscopic spheres of < 5 [micro] in diameter.

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