Molecular formula
C6FeN6Na4

SMILES
[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[C-]#N.[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Na+].[Fe+2]

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Fragrance
Odorless	53.76%
Pungent	22.82%
Fishy	16.41%
Bitter	16.31%
Sharp	14.68%
Burnt	13.3%
Almond	12.72%
Sulfurous	12.45%
Floral	12.09%
Sweet	11.45%

 

Flavor
Bitter	76.23%
Odorless	32.41%
Rotten	21.95%
Formyl	20.88%
Sulfur	19.56%
Decomposing cabbage	18.84%
Nitrile	18.84%
Mousy	18.48%
Shrimp	17.43%
Indole	16.9%

 

Odor impact est.
Low

pKa est.
3.18 (weak acid)

Molecular weight
303.91 g/mol

Flash point

• 25.41 ˚C est.

Solubility expt.

• Solubility (% in water): 10.2% @ 1 °C; 14.7% @ 17 °C; 17.6% @ 25 °C; 28.1% @ 53 °C; 39% @ 85 °C; 39.7% @ 96.6 °C /Calculated as anhydrous/
• Pale yellow, monoclinic crystals; practically insol in most organic solvents; becomes anhydrous @ 81.5 °C; decomp 435 °C, forming sodium cyanide, iron, carbon and nitrogen /decahydrate/

• SODIUM FERROCYANIDE
• Sodium prussiate yellow
• Tetrasodium hexacyanoferrate
• Sodium hexacyanoferrate(II)
• Tetrasodium ferrocyanide
• Sodium hexacyanoferate(II)
• sodium hexacyanoferrate(4-)
• HSDB 742
• Tetrasodium hexacyanoferrate(4-)
• EINECS 237-081-9
• Ferrate(4-), hexacyano-, tetrasodium
• Sodium ferrocyanide (Na4(Fe(CN)6))
• 5HT6X21AID
• AI3-28762
• DTXSID3051337
• Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-C)-, tetrasodium
• tetrasodium;iron(2+);hexacyanide
• Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-C)-, tetrasodium, (OC-6-11)-
• Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-kappaC)-, tetrasodium, (OC-6-11)-
• EC 237-081-9
• Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-.kappa.C)-, sodium (1:4), (OC-6-11)-
• Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-kappaC)-, sodium (1:4), (OC-6-11)-
• Natriumhexazyanoferrat(II)
• UNII-5HT6X21AID
• Na4[Fe(CN)6]
• tetrasodium hexacyanidoferrate
• sodium hexacyanidoferrate(II)
• sodium hexacyanidoferrate(4-)
• Tetrasodium hexacyanoferrate(4)
• Sodium ferrocyanide, AldrichCPR
• DTXCID4029939
• CHEBI:30061
• SODIUM FERROCYANIDE [INCI]
• Ferrate(4), hexacyano, tetrasodium
• AKOS015901398
• AKOS015913853
• NS00086175
• 13601-19-914434-22-1(decahydrate)
• Yellow prussiate of sodaSodium hexacyanoferrate
• Ferrate(4), hexakis(cyanoC), tetrasodium, (OC611)
• lambda2-iron(2+) ion tetrasodium hexakis(iminomethanide)
• Ferrate(4-), hexakis(cyano-.kappa.C)-, tetrasodium, (OC-6-11)-
• 237-081-9

Sodium ferrocyanide has several practical applications, including as an anticaking agent in salt and seasoning blends, helping prevent clumping during storage; it serves as a precursor for Prussian blue pigment used in inks, paints, and art conservation; it functions as a chelating/sequestering agent in detergents, cleaners, and industrial water treatment to bind trace metals and reduce catalytic corrosion; and it acts as a redox mediator in electrochemical applications and analytical chemistry, including sensors and laboratory assays.

gpt-5-nano

Solvent	Solubility (g/L)
ethanol	53.66
methanol	104.94
isopropanol	36.01
water	18.15
ethyl acetate	38.16
n-propanol	35.87
acetone	104.79
n-butanol	25.06
acetonitrile	76.36
DMF	429.87
toluene	12.08
isobutanol	25.25
1,4-dioxane	85.34
methyl acetate	70.2
THF	82.08
2-butanone	55.38
n-pentanol	17.91
sec-butanol	27.01
n-hexane	3.34
ethylene glycol	59.08
NMP	259.53
cyclohexane	5.44
DMSO	288.15
n-butyl acetate	19.36
n-octanol	13.86
chloroform	50.76
n-propyl acetate	20.34
acetic acid	118.28
dichloromethane	48.58
cyclohexanone	54.47
propylene glycol	38.04
isopropyl acetate	19.77
DMAc	306.34
2-ethoxyethanol	40.81
isopentanol	18.11
n-heptane	4.04
ethyl formate	36.45
1,2-dichloroethane	35.22
n-hexanol	16.26
2-methoxyethanol	96.32
isobutyl acetate	12.53
tetrachloromethane	12.86
n-pentyl acetate	16.47
transcutol	79.63
n-heptanol	11.84
ethylbenzene	5.67
MIBK	18.17
2-propoxyethanol	37.36
tert-butanol	39.82
MTBE	31.42
2-butoxyethanol	26.41
propionic acid	67.82
o-xylene	11.45
formic acid	92.78
diethyl ether	30.33
m-xylene	8.36
p-xylene	9.34
chlorobenzene	21.19
dimethyl carbonate	45.31
n-octane	2.07
formamide	114.1
cyclopentanone	82.57
2-pentanone	32.55
anisole	20.17
cyclopentyl methyl ether	32.91
gamma-butyrolactone	101.58
1-methoxy-2-propanol	57.07
pyridine	62.07
3-pentanone	34.36
furfural	98.83
n-dodecane	2.16
diethylene glycol	50.66
diisopropyl ether	9.03
tert-amyl alcohol	29.83
acetylacetone	46.13
n-hexadecane	2.32
acetophenone	22.95
methyl propionate	48.27
isopentyl acetate	15.25
trichloroethylene	63.33
n-nonanol	11.72
cyclohexanol	23.5
benzyl alcohol	19.4
2-ethylhexanol	10.62
isooctanol	9.47
dipropyl ether	15.4
1,2-dichlorobenzene	19.48
ethyl lactate	18.4
propylene carbonate	46.7
n-methylformamide	141.93
2-pentanol	16.78
n-pentane	4.34
1-propoxy-2-propanol	26.73
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate	25.21
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol	27.27
mesitylene	6.24
ε-caprolactone	42.84
p-cymene	6.17
epichlorohydrin	61.57
1,1,1-trichloroethane	31.38
2-aminoethanol	53.1
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde	171.56
sulfolane	141.71
2,2,4-trimethylpentane	3.1
2-methyltetrahydrofuran	51.5
n-hexyl acetate	20.35
isooctane	1.94
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol	32.82
sec-butyl acetate	12.16
tert-butyl acetate	20.04
decalin	2.66
glycerin	66.49
diglyme	67.94
acrylic acid	84.73
isopropyl myristate	9.78
n-butyric acid	42.4
acetyl acetate	29.09
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	11.91
ethyl propionate	19.57
nitromethane	193.1
1,2-diethoxyethane	25.19
benzonitrile	29.36
trioctyl phosphate	9.72
1-bromopropane	18.87
gamma-valerolactone	99.85
n-decanol	9.41
triethyl phosphate	11.84
4-methyl-2-pentanol	10.07
propionitrile	41.88
vinylene carbonate	48.85
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane	85.28
DMS	32.97
cumene	5.08
2-octanol	8.9
2-hexanone	20.01
octyl acetate	13.54
limonene	9.61
1,2-dimethoxyethane	69.13
ethyl orthosilicate	10.7
tributyl phosphate	10.57
diacetone alcohol	29.05
N,N-dimethylaniline	19.89
acrylonitrile	65.17
aniline	25.59
1,3-propanediol	47.15
bromobenzene	17.94
dibromomethane	28.92
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane	52.84
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate	12.33
tetrabutyl urea	17.22
diisobutyl methanol	8.02
2-phenylethanol	15.76
styrene	8.85
dioctyl adipate	15.15
dimethyl sulfate	96.26
ethyl butyrate	16.06
methyl lactate	44.87
butyl lactate	17.4
diethyl carbonate	13.43
propanediol butyl ether	28.93
triethyl orthoformate	13.68
p-tert-butyltoluene	6.28
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate	23.08
morpholine	86.98
tert-butylamine	23.83
n-dodecanol	7.93
dimethoxymethane	93.5
ethylene carbonate	37.61
cyrene	29.25
2-ethoxyethyl acetate	26.45
2-ethylhexyl acetate	12.94
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene	26.0
4-methylpyridine	51.63
dibutyl ether	12.94
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol	8.02
DEF	75.4
dimethyl isosorbide	37.46
tetrachloroethylene	41.04
eugenol	24.31
triacetin	28.86
span 80	24.94
1,4-butanediol	23.08
1,1-dichloroethane	33.27
2-methyl-1-pentanol	13.83
methyl formate	103.23
2-methyl-1-butanol	19.57
n-decane	2.93
butyronitrile	31.3
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol	10.85
1-chlorooctane	7.81
1-chlorotetradecane	4.41
n-nonane	2.84
undecane	2.45
tert-butylcyclohexane	2.73
cyclooctane	2.02
cyclopentanol	37.37
tetrahydropyran	45.75
tert-amyl methyl ether	24.05
2,5,8-trioxanonane	50.89
1-hexene	8.37
2-isopropoxyethanol	25.18
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol	55.9
methyl butyrate	26.78

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