60400

Potassium iodide

puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, ≥99.0% (AT)

• Linear Formula: KI
• CAS Number: 7681-11-0
• Molecular Weight: 166.00
• EC Number: 231-659-4
• MDL number: MFCD00011405
• UNSPSC Code: 12352300
• PubChem Substance ID: 57651759

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; puriss. p.a.
• vapor pressure: 1 mmHg ( 745 °C)
• assay: ≥99.0% (AT)
• form: solid
• impurities: ≤0.001% total nitrogen (N)
• loss: ≤0.2% loss on drying, 150 °C
• pH: 6.0-9.2 (25 °C, 50 mg/mL in H₂O)
• mp: 681 °C (lit.)
• solubility: water: soluble(lit.)
• anion traces: bromide, chloride (as Cl^-): ≤100 mg/kg; iodate (IO₃^-): ≤3 mg/kg; phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤10 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: As: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Ba: ≤10 mg/kg; Ca: ≤10 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤2 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• SMILES string: [K+].[I-]
• InChI: 1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

Application

Potassium iodide is a metal halide, which is produced industrially, via treating potassium hydroxide with iodine or by reacting iron powder with iodine. It is useful in treating the condition of dermatitis.

Other Notes

A -D suffix exists for administrative purposes only.
All -D packages are 100% the same product, same quality, same specification as the package sizes previously sold without a -D.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H372
• pcodes: P260 - P264 - P270 - P314 - P501
• Hazard Classifications: STOT RE 1 Oral
• target_organs: Thyroid
• Storage Class: 6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)