Potassium mercuric iodide

Base Information

• Chemical Name: Potassium mercuric iodide
• CAS No.: 7783-33-7
• Deprecated CAS: 39377-58-7
• Molecular Formula: HgI4K2
• Molecular Weight: 786.40
• Hs Code.: 28521000
• European Community (EC) Number: 231-990-4
• UN Number: 1643
• DSSTox Substance ID: DTXSID30893684
• Wikipedia: Potassium tetraiodomercurate(II),Potassium_tetraiodomercurate(II)
• Wikidata: Q416649
• Mol file: 7783-33-7.mol

Synonyms:potassium tetraiodomercurate

Chemical Property of Potassium mercuric iodide

Chemical Property:

• Appearance/Colour: light yellow liquid
• Melting Point: 120-127 °C(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 105°C
• Flash Point: >230°F
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 1.16g/mLat 20°C
• LogP: 3.54030
• Sensitive.: Hygroscopic
• Water Solubility.: Soluble in water.
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 1
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 787.5159
• Heavy Atom Count: 7
• Complexity: 19.1
• Transport DOT Label: Poison

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

Potassium tetraiodomercurate ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Pictogram(s): T,N,T+
• Hazard Codes: T,N,T+
• Statements: 26/27/28-33-35-51/53-52/53-23/24/25-48/21/22-25-50/53-68-24/25
• Safety Statements: 45-36/37-61-36/37/39-28-26-60-13

MSDS Files:

SDS file from LookChem

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: Metals -> Mercury Compounds, Inorganic
• Canonical SMILES: [K+].[K+].I[Hg-2](I)(I)I
• Uses: Detecting the presence of ammonia, particularly in very small amounts. Mercury(II) potassium iodide is used as a pharmaceutical intermediate. It is also used as reagents, chemical research and organic intermediates.