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Cruzer
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Help me balance this equation

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I haven't balanced an equation for awhile and am in need of a little help.

C10H10Fe+(CH3CO)2O = C12H12FeO+C14H14FeO2

Don't know if its pertinent or not, but the reaction takes place in the presence of H3PO4 and is an electrophilic aromatic substitution.

Thanks in advance,

Drew
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Re: Help me balance this equation

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 C10H10Fe+(CH3CO)2O = C12H12FeO+C14H14FeO2
is

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FeH2(C5H4)2 + (CH3CO)2O = FeH(C5H4)2(CH3CO) + Fe(C5H4)2(CH3CO)2
Which suggests water is a biproduct.

Use aliasing :

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FeH2X2 + Y2O = FeHX2Y + FeX2Y2 + H2O
But:

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2 FeH2X2 + Y2O = 2 FeHX2Y + H2O
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FeH2X2 + Y2O = FeX2Y2 + H2O
Thus we have two competing reactions, which may be balanced indefinitely.

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2 FeH2(C5H4)2 + (CH3CO)2O = 2 FeH(C5H4)2(CH3CO) + H2O

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FeH2(C5H4)2 + (CH3CO)2O = Fe(C5H4)2(CH3CO)2 + H2O
Last edited by GrahamKemp on Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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