83379

Mercury(II) iodide red

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

• Synonym(s): Mercuric iodide red
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): HgI₂
• CAS Number: 7774-29-0
• Molecular Weight: 454.40
• EC Number: 231-873-8
• MDL number: MFCD00011044
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 329769074
• NACRES: NB.24

Properties

• grade: ACS reagent; puriss. p.a.
• Assay: ≥99.0% (RT)
• form: powder
• cation traces: Ca: ≤10 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤20 mg/kg; Hg⁺: ≤1000 mg/kg; K: ≤50 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: I[Hg]I
• InChI: 1S/Hg.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
• InChI key: YFDLHELOZYVNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

General description

Mercury(II) iodide red (HgI₂) is formed during iodometric analysis.

Application

Mercury(II) iodide may be used in the preparation of mercury(II) acetate and di­iodo­bis(1-methyl-1,3-imidazolium-2-thiol­ato-S)­mercury(II).

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS06,GHS08,GHS09
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H300 + H310 + H330,H373,H410
• Precautionary Statements: P262 - P264 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - STOT RE 2
• Storage Class Code: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable