METHOD OF PREPARING IRON(II) FORMATE IN PRESENCE OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AS OXIDANT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC C07C53/06 C07F15/02 

FIELD: inorganic synthesis.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to preparation of salts of transition metals with organic acids, in particular to formic acid ferric salt. Method is accomplished in bead mill provided with mechanical blade-type stirrer in aqueous formic acid solution (5-10 mole/kg). Iron is used in the form of steel sidewall across the height of reactor and also as particles of reduced iron stirred with stirrer together with glass beads, and/or as broken steel cuttings, and/or yet as split cast iron in any weight proportions. Method is accomplished by continuously introducing 10-20% hydrogen peroxide solution at a rate of 0.015-0,030 mole peroxide/min per 1 kg liquid phase (salt slurry) in presence of stimulating additive, in particular iodine, bromine, alkali metal or ferrous iodides or bromides in amounts (on conversion to halogens) 0.1-0.15 vole per 1 kg reaction mixture. When 1,2-1,5 mole/kg of ferrous salt is accumulated in reaction mixture, stirring and addition of hydrogen peroxide solution are stopped, product slurry is separated from unreacted iron and/or its alloys as well as from glass beads and filtered. Filtrate is recycled into process and precipitate is recrystallized from saturated iron formate solution of aqueous formic acid solution (1-2 mole/kg).

EFFECT: simplified finished product isolation stage, reduced total process time, and reduced power consumption.

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