Soluble in water. Practically insoluble in ethanol;
Application
Iron(II) Lactate is used in the iron fortification of food products, particularly milk products targeted for infants and toddlers.
Complexity
53.5
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
3
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.;
EC Number
227-608-0
Exact Mass
233.983g/mol
H-Bond Acceptor
6
H-Bond Donor
2
Heavy Atom Count
13
Monoisotopic Mass
233.983g/mol
Other Experimental
Slight characteristic odor; mild, sweet and ferruginous taste; on exposure to air it becomes darker and incompletely soluble; greenish-white powder or crystalline masses; soluble in water, freely sol in alkali citrates, almost insoluble in alcohol. /Trihydrate/;MP: DECOMPOSES; 2.1 G SOL IN 100 CC WATER AT 10 DEG C, 8.5 G SOL IN 100 CC WATER AT 100 DEG C, INSOL IN ETHER /TRIHYDRATE/;Deliquescent; affected by light; combustible /Trihydrate/;Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation at 298.15 deg K is -272.0 kJ/mol (crystal);Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion 24 kJ/mol at 1377 deg C;Sugar, glycerin, & many organic hydroxy acids hinder precipitation. In neutral solution, soluble carbonates, phosphates, & oxalates produce precipitation. /Ferrous salts/;
pH
Between 4 and 6 (2 % solution);
Physical Description
Greenish-white crystals or light green powder having a characteristic smell;