Individual iron(<scp>iii</scp>) glycerolate: synthesis and characterisation

Iron(ii) and iron(iii) salts of strong acids form iron glycerolates on heating at 180 &#176;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. This journal is &#169; The Royal Society of Chemistry. Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Minobrnauka: 075-15-2020-777 The work was carried out with nancial support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant 075-15-2020-777) using the equipment of the Centre for Joint Use “Spectroscopy and Analysis of Organic Compounds” at the Postovsky Institute of Organic Synthesis of UB RAS. M&#246;ssbauer spectroscopy, XRD, and HRTEM studies were carried out within the state programs of Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of UB RAS (&#171;Function&#187;), Institute of Solid State Chemistry of UB RAS, and Ural Federal University, correspondingly. Authors are grateful to Dr Maksim S. Karabanov (Ural Center for Shared Use “Modern Nanotechnology” at the Ural Federal University) for HRTEM study.