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Ferricyanide
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<p>Ferricyanide is the name of the <a href="/facts/Anion/wrbwhF3z">anion</a> [Fe(<a href="/facts/Cyanide/t0o8FMKI">CN</a>)6]3−. It is also called hexacyanoferrate(III) and in rare, but <a href="/facts/Systematic_name/WuY5Lzy8">systematic nomenclature</a>, hexacyanidoferrate(III). The most common salt of this anion is <a href="/facts/Potassium_ferricyanide/czXTV4hd">potassium ferricyanide</a>, a red crystalline material that is used as an <a href="/facts/Oxidant/1FQzB8pQ">oxidant</a> in <a href="/facts/Organic_chemistry/djxhxaNg">organic chemistry</a>. </p>