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Sigma-Aldrich

Iodoform

99%

Synonym(s):

Triiodomethane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CHI3
CAS Number:
75-47-8
Molecular Weight:
393.73
Beilstein:
1697010
EC Number:
200-874-5
MDL number:
MFCD00001069
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24846919
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

form

powder

mp

118-121 °C (lit.)

solubility

chloroform: soluble 5%
H2O: insoluble
acetone: freely soluble
benzene: freely soluble
glycerol: very slightly soluble
petroleum ether: slightly soluble

density

4.008 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

IC(I)I

InChI

1S/CHI3/c2-1(3)4/h1H

InChI key

OKJPEAGHQZHRQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Iodoform initiates the nascent Cu0-catalyzed living radical polymerization of vinyl chloride. Iodoform paste can be used in root canal therapy for infected primary teeth.

Application

Iodoform was used in thermal analysis and flammability studies of butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber, Perbunan NT 1845 of Bayer, cross-linked with iodoform. It was used to develop an analytical method for simultaneous determination of iodoform, iodoacetic acid and other trihalomethanes in drinking water.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Iodoform is an iodine containing compound, which is used in antiseptic applications in the medical and veterinary medicine fields. Iodoform improves fermentation in the biomass ensilage conversion system by improving lactic acid production and inhibiting butyric fermentation.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Thermal stability and flammability of butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber cross-linked with iodoform.
Rybinski P, et al.
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 81(1), 9-13 (2005)
Jorge L Rico et al.
Bioresource technology, 323, 124532-124532 (2021-01-11)
Conversion of organic wastes to fatty acids rather than methane through anaerobic digestion-based technologies has considerable promise. However, the relationships between microbiome structure and fatty acids produced from cellulosic feedstocks are not well understood. This study investigated the nature of
F Garcia-Godoy
ASDC journal of dentistry for children, 54(1), 30-34 (1987-01-01)
The treatment guidelines for success were if clinically the tooth was painless, without pathologic mobility, and the gingiva was healthy. No clinical or radiographic signs or symptoms of failure were observed in forty-three of forty-five teeth.
Living radical polymerization of vinyl chloride initiated with iodoform and catalyzed by nascent Cu0/tris (2-aminoethyl) amine or polyethyleneimine in water at 25? C proceeds by a new competing pathways mechanism.
Percec V, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 41(21), 3283-3299 (2003)
Xiaolin Liu et al.
PloS one, 8(4), e60858-e60858 (2013-04-25)
An optimized method is presented using liquid-liquid extraction and derivatization for the extraction of iodoacetic acid (IAA) and other haloacetic acids (HAA9) and direct extraction of iodoform (IF) and other trihalomethanes (THM4) from drinking water, followed by detection by gas
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