Iron(I) hydride
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Iron(I) hydride, systematically named iron hydride and poly(hydridoiron) is a solid inorganic compound with the chemical formula (FeH)
n (also written ([FeH])
n or FeH). It is both thermodynamically and kinetically unstable toward decomposition at ambient temperature, and as such, little is known about its bulk properties.
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Systematic IUPAC name
Hydridoiron(3•) | |||
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3D model (JSmol) |
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FeH3• | |||
Molar mass | 56.853 g mol−1 | ||
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Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
450.6 kJ mol−1[citation needed] | ||
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Related compounds |
Iron hydrides, FeH2 CrH, CaH, MgH | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iron(I) hydride is the simplest polymeric iron hydride. Due to its instability, it has no practical industrial uses. However, in metallurgical chemistry, iron(I) hydride is fundamental to certain forms of iron-hydrogen alloys.