Disodium tetracarbonylferrate is the organoiron compound with the formula Na2[Fe(CO)4].
[1] An oxygen-sensitive colourless solid, it is a reagent in organometallic and organic chemical research.
The reagent was originally generated in situ by reducing iron pentacarbonyl with sodium amalgam.
[8] The reagent was originally described for the conversion of primary alkyl bromides to the corresponding aldehydes in a two-step, "one-pot" reaction:[5] This solution is then treated sequentially with PPh3 and then acetic acid to give the aldehyde, RCHO.
Disodium tetracarbonylferrate can be used to convert acyl chlorides to aldehydes.