$815,00
Human weight: up to 150 kg
Quantity: 1 ampoule
Form: liquid in an ampoule
Composition: pentacarbonyl, retarder
Country of origin: USA
Active ingredient: pentacarbonyl
Concentration: 90%
Weight: 3 ml
Fe(CO)₅ is a volatile, yellow-orange liquid with a metallic odor. It is used industrially as a precursor in the production of ultrapure iron, catalysts, and nanoparticles and organometallic compounds. It is used in laboratories and metallurgy, but must be kept in fume hoods due to its high toxicity.
Iron pentacarbonyl is extremely toxic. It evaporates readily at room temperature, and its vapors act as both a neurotoxin and a hepatotoxin. Upon entering the body, it decomposes, releasing carbon monoxide (CO) and iron ions, causing hypoxia and organ damage. It is hazardous by inhalation, ingestion, and skin contact. It is fatally toxic with prolonged inhalation of even low concentrations.
Lethal Dose:
The threshold toxic concentration is approximately 2 ppm (parts per million) over prolonged exposure.
The lethal concentration of vapors is approximately 25-30 ppm over 1 hour.
Time to Death:
From inhalation, symptoms develop within 30-120 minutes; death can occur within 6-24 hours due to pulmonary edema and hypoxia.
From ingestion, symptoms develop within 12-36 hours due to liver and central nervous system damage.
Death is unlikely upon skin contact, but possible with large amounts (within a few days).
Signs of poisoning:
• Headache, dizziness, nausea
• Cough, burning sensation in the chest
• Severe weakness, difficulty breathing
• Convulsions, loss of consciousness
• Pulmonary edema, blue lips and nails
• Coma and death from respiratory failure
It is determined by the presence of iron and CO breakdown products in the blood and tissues (carboxyhemoglobin).
Methods: IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, atomic absorption analysis.
Traces persist in the blood and lungs for up to 48 hours after death, and in the liver and brain for up to 7 days.
Store in a hermetically sealed glass ampoule.
Protect from light and heat sources.
On contact with air and moisture, it decomposes, releasing CO and metallic iron.
Shelf life: up to 12 months under proper storage conditions.
