Individual iron(iii) glycerolate: synthesis and characterisation

Abstract

Iron(ii) and iron(iii) salts of strong acids form iron glycerolates on heating at 180 °C with glycerol in the presence of an equivalent amount of alkali. Individual iron(iii) glycerolate was obtained for the first time. When Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles were heated with glycerol, an iron(iii) glycerolate shell was formed on their surface.