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Evidence in the literature on the synthesis of ferrous ferricyanide is critically discussed. Pyrolysis and pressure effects on Prussian Blue lead to ferrous ferrocyanide together with decomposition by-products, and not to ferrous ferricyanide. The latter compound could be a precursor in the formation of Turnbull's Blue or an excited state of Prussian Blue, but it is not a stable chemical species.
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Reguera, E., Fernández-Bertrán, J. & Balmaseda, J. The existence of ferrous ferricyanide. Transition Metal Chemistry 24, 648–654 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006942415737
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