Mercuric iodide - AR , CAS No.7774-29-0

CAS: 7774-29-0 Cat. No.: M112950 Molecular Weight: 454.40 EC Number: 231-873-8

GRADE & PURITY AR

Synonyms

HgI2 | mercury(2+) diiodide | Mercuric iodide, red | MERCURIC IODIDE | EINECS 231-873-8 | Hydrargyrum bijodatum | alpha-Mercury(II) iodide | HSDB 1211 | Mercury diiodide | Red mercuric iodide | diiodomercury | MERCURY (II) IODIDE | Mercury(II) iodide | UN

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Overview

Red mercuric iodide possesses the ability to detect high energy radiation (X- and γ-rays) and is used in nuclear radiation detectors.

Specifications

Synonyms

HgI2 | mercury(2+) diiodide | Mercuric iodide, red | MERCURIC IODIDE | EINECS 231-873-8 | Hydrargyrum bijodatum | alpha-Mercury(II) iodide | HSDB 1211 | Mercury diiodide | Red mercuric iodide | diiodomercury | MERCURY (II) IODIDE | Mercury(II) iodide | UN

Specifications & Purity

AR

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Grade

AR

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 488182893
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/488182893
• Canonical Smiles: I[Hg]I
• IUPAC Name: diiodomercury
• InChIKey: YFDLHELOZYVNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-L
• INCHI: 1S/Hg.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
• Isomeric SMILES: I[Hg]I
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: OW5250000
• UN Number: 1638
• Packing Group: II
• Molecular Weight: 454.40
• Reaxy-Rn: 4937290
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=4937290&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Inorganic compounds
  • Superclass Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
    • Class Transition metal salts
      • Subclass Transition metal iodides

• Kingdom: Inorganic compounds
• Superclass: Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
• Class: Transition metal salts
• Subclass: Transition metal iodides
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Transition metal iodides
• Alternative Parents: Inorganic salts Inorganic mercury compounds
• Molecular Framework: Not available
• Substituents: Transition metal iodide - Inorganic salt - Inorganic mercury compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as transition metal iodides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Iodine, and the heaviest metal atom is a transition metal.
• External Descriptors: mercury coordination entity

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Insoluble in water. Slightly soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone, chloroform, ethyl acetate, olive oil and castor oil.
• Sensitivity: Light sensitive.
• Boil Point(°C): 350℃
• Melt Point(°C): 259℃
• Molecular Weight: 454.400 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 455.78 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 455.78 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 0.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 3
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 2.800
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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