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Name |
Mercuric iodide |
EINECS | 231-873-8 |
CAS No. | 7774-29-0 | Density | 6.36 |
PSA | 0.00000 | LogP | -5.99450 |
Solubility | potassium iodide solution: passes test | Melting Point |
259 °C(lit.) |
Formula | HgI2 | Boiling Point | 127 °C at 760 mmHg |
Molecular Weight | 454.399 | Flash Point | 350°C subl. |
Transport Information | UN 2025 6.1/PG 2 | Appearance | red solid |
Safety | 13-28-45-60-61 | Risk Codes | 26/27/28-33-50/53 |
Molecular Structure | Hazard Symbols | T+,N | |
Synonyms |
Diiodomercury;Mercuric diiodide;Mercury diiodide;Mercury(2+) diiodide;Mercury(2+) iodide;Mercury(II) iodide;Red Mercuric Iodide;Mercury iodide (HgI2); |
IUPAC: Diiodomercury
Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is also called for EINECS 231-873-8 ; HSDB 1211 ; Hydrargyrum bijodatum ; Hydrargyrum diodatum ; Mercuric iodide ; Mercuric iodide, red ; Mercurius bijodatus ; Mercury biniodide ; Mercury diiodide ; Mercury iodide (HgI2) ; Red mercuric iodide ; alpha-Mercury(II) iodide and so on.
Molecular Formula: HgI2
Molecular Weight: 454.4
EINECS: 231-873-8
Enthalpy of Vaporization: 19.76 kJ/mol
Boiling Point: 127°C at 760 mmHg
Vapour Pressure: 13.8 mmHg at 25°C
Heavy Atom Count: 3
Formal Charge: 0
Complexity: 2.8
Isotope Atom Count: 0
Defined Atom StereoCenter Count: 0
Undefined Atom StereoCenter Count: 0
Defined Bond StereoCenter Count: 0
Undefined Bond StereoCenter Count: 0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1
The appearance of Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is red-orange crystal.
The molecular structure of Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0):
1.In medicine, Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is formerly used as a treatment for syphilis.
2.In veterinary medicine, Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is used in blister ointments in exostoses, bursal enlargement and so on.
3. Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is used for preparation of Nessler's reagent, used for detection of presence of ammonia.
4. Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is a semiconductor material, used in some x-ray and gamma ray detection and imaging devices operating at room temperatures.
1. | orl-man LDLo:357 mg/kg | ZKMEAB Zeitschrift fuer Klin Medicine. 106 (1927),783. | ||
2. | orl-rat LD50:18 mg/kg | GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professionalnye Zabolevaniia. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. 25 (7)(1981),27. | ||
3. | skn-rat LD50:75 mg/kg | GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professionalnye Zabolevaniia. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. 25 (7)(1981),27. | ||
4. | orl-mus LD50:17 mg/kg | GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professionalnye Zabolevaniia. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. 25 (7)(1981),27. | ||
5. | ipr-mus LD50:4200 µg/kg | GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professionalnye Zabolevaniia. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. 25 (7)(1981),27. |
Mercury and its compounds are on the Community Right-To-Know List. Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.
A human poison by ingestion. Poison experimentally by ingestion, skin contact, and intraperitoneal routes. An experimental teratogen. Violent reaction with chlorine trifluoride. When heated to decomposition it emits very toxic fumes of Hg and I−. See also MERCURY COMPOUNDS, INORGANIC; MERCURY COMPOUNDS, ORGANIC and IODIDES.
Hazard Codes: T+ ,N
Risk Statements: 26/27/28-33-50/53
R26/27/28:Very toxic by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed.
R33:Danger of cumulative effects.
R50/53:Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment.
Safety Statements: 13-28-45-60-61
S13:Keep away from food, drink and animal foodstuffs.
S28:After contact with skin, wash immediately with plenty of soap-suds.
S45:In case of accident or if you feel unwell, seek medical advice immediately (show the label whenever possible.)
S60:This material and its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste.
S61:Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special instructions / safety data sheets.
RIDADR: UN 2025 6.1/PG 2
WGK Germany: 3
RTECS: OW5250000
F: 8
HazardClass: 6.1
PackingGroup: II
OSHA PEL: CL 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin)
ACGIH TLV: TWA 0.1 mg(Hg)/m3 (skin); BEI: 35 µg/g creatinine total inorganic mercury in urine preshift; 15 µg/g creatinine total inorganic mercury in blood at end of shift at end of workweek.
NIOSH REL: (Mercury, Aryl and Inorganic) CL 0.1 mg/m3 (skin)
1.Reactivity Profile
Mercury(II) iodide (7774-29-0) is a mild reducing agent. Reacts with sodium azide to form mercury(II) azide, which is shock, friction, and heat sensitive. Incompatible with acetylene, ammonia, chlorine dioxide, azides, chlorine trifluoride, calcium (because of amalgam formation), sodium carbide, lithium, rubidium, copper .