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Potassium iodide

puriss. p.a., reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., ≥99.0%

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Linear Formula:
KI
CAS Number:
7681-11-0
Molecular Weight:
166.00
EC Number:
231-659-4
MDL number:
MFCD00011405
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329753460
NACRES:
NA.21

Agency

USP/NF
reag. ISO
reag. Ph. Eur.

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 745 °C)

description

REDUCING SUBSTANCES complying

grade

puriss. p.a.

Assay

≥99.0%
99.0-100.5% (calc. to the dried substance)

form

solid

impurities

≤0.0005% heavy metals (as Pb)
≤0.001% total nitrogen (N)
≤0.005% thiosulfate (S2O3)
≤0.02% free alkali (as KOH)

loss

≤0.5% loss on drying, 105 °C

pH

6.0-8.0 (20 °C, 5%)

mp

681 °C (lit.)

anion traces

bromide, chloride (as Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg
iodate (IO3-): ≤2 mg/kg
phosphate (PO43-): ≤10 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ba: ≤20 mg/kg
Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Fe: ≤3 mg/kg
Mg: ≤10 mg/kg
Na: ≤300 mg/kg

SMILES string

[K+].[I-]

InChI

1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Potassium iodide (KI) is a chemical compound that can be used as an iodide ion source for nucleophilic displacement reactions. During the electrochemical oxidation of aldehydes, it acts as a mediator. In the presence of an acid, it can cleave some ethers. KI can iodinate aromatic and organothallium compounds in the presence of an oxidizing agent. Additionally, it can form symmetrical thiosulfonic S-esters by reacting with sulfonyl chlorides.

Application

Potassium iodide is used as:
  • An iodine source in the synthesis of 1-iodoalkynes and iodophenols from alkynes and phenols using tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant.
  • A catalyst in the synthesis of sulfonated oxindoles by arylsulfonylation of activated alkenes using sulfonylhydrazides as sulfonyl precursor, and water as solvent.
  • An oxidative degradation inhibitor to reduces oxidative degradation of monoethanolamine (MEA).

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H372

Precautionary Statements

P260 - P264 - P270 - P314 - P501

Hazard Classifications

STOT RE 1 Oral

Target Organs

Thyroid

Storage Class Code

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Y Miyachi et al.
The British journal of dermatology, 107(2), 209-214 (1982-08-01)
The effects of potassium iodide, colchicine and dapsone on the in vitro generation of polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN)-derived oxygen intermediates were investigated. These three drugs have beneficial effects on those conditions in which PMNs play an important pathogenetic role. Three oxygen
Nils Erik Halvorsen et al.
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A simple color spot test for determining the presence of residual tetrabutylammonium (TBA) in various 18F-radiopharmaceuticals is described. The test can be performed in less than five minutes. Iodoplatinate-saturated TLC plates are initially spotted with the 18F-radiopharmaceutical to be tested
V Witko-Sarsat et al.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 161(5), 2524-2532 (1998-09-02)
We previously demonstrated the presence of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), a novel marker of oxidative stress in the plasma of uremic patients receiving maintenance dialysis. The present study in a cohort of 162 uremic patients showed that plasma concentrations
Alumina-supported potassium iodide as a heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production from soybean oil.
Xie W and Li H.
J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem., 255(1), 1-9 (2006)
H B Li et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 918(2), 335-339 (2001-06-16)
A novel method for the determination of iodide by size exclusion chromatography was established. The method was simple and highly sensitive with good precision. Iodide was converted to iodine, then sequestered with starch, and separated from the matrix using a
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