Iron sulfate nonahydrate

Nitrates. Iron(II) nitrate hexahydrate [14013-86-6], Fe(N03)2 6H20, is a green crystalline material prepared by dissolving iron in cold nitric acid that has a specific gravity of less than 1.034 g/cm. Use of denser, more concentrated acid leads to oxidation to iron(III). An alternative method of preparation is the reaction of iron(II) sulfate and barium or lead nitrate. The compound is very soluble in water. Crystallisation at temperatures below — 12°C affords an nonahydrate. Iron(II) nitrate is a useful reagent for the synthesis of other iron-containing compounds and is used as a catalyst for reduction reactions. 

Aluminum nitrate nonahydrate is prepared by dissolving aluminum or aluminum hydroxide in dilute nitric acid, and crystaUi2ing the product from the resulting aqueous solution. It is made commercially from aluminous materials such as bauxite. Iron compounds may be extracted from the solution with naphthenic acids (21) before hydrate precipitation. In the laboratory it is prepared from aluminum sulfate and barium nitrate. 

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