molecular iodine

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molecular iodine Structure
molecular iodine structure
Common Name molecular iodine
CAS Number 7553-56-2 Molecular Weight 253.809
Density 3.8±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 184.4±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula I2 Melting Point 113 °C(lit.)
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point <50 °F
Symbol GHS07 GHS08 GHS09
GHS07, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word Danger

 Names

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Name diiodine
Synonym More Synonyms

 Chemical & Physical Properties

This table shows physicochemical parameters including melting point, boiling point, density, solubility and optical rotation. Missing data is marked as N/A.

Density 3.8±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point 184.4±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point 113 °C(lit.)
Molecular Formula I2
Molecular Weight 253.809
Exact Mass 253.808914
LogP 3.16
Vapour density 9 (vs air)
Vapour Pressure 0.5±0.4 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction 1.788
InChIKey PNDPGZBMCMUPRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES II
Water Solubility 0.3 g/L (20 ºC)

 MSDS

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 Toxicological Information

This table summarizes toxicological test data, acute & chronic toxicity and ecological hazard parameters for this chemical.

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :
NN1575000
CHEMICAL NAME :
Iodine
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
7553-56-2
LAST UPDATED :
199712
DATA ITEMS CITED :
53
MOLECULAR FORMULA :
I2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
253.80
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
I2

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human
DOSE/DURATION :
28 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Gastrointestinal - hypermotility, diarrhea Gastrointestinal - other changes
REFERENCE :
34ZIAG "Toxicology of Drugs and Chemicals," Deichmann, W.B., New York, Academic Press, Inc., 1969 Volume(issue)/page/year: -,330,1969
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - woman
DOSE/DURATION :
26 mg/kg/1Y-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Endocrine - evidence of thyroid hyperfunction
REFERENCE :
PGMJAO Postgraduate Medical Journal. (Blackwell Scientific Pub. Ltd., POB 88, Oxford, UK) V.1- 1925- Volume(issue)/page/year: 62,661,1986
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Human - man
DOSE/DURATION :
29 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
85DCAI "Poisoning; Toxicology, Symptoms, Treatments," 2nd ed., Arena, J.M., Springfield, IL, C.C. Thomas, 1970 Volume(issue)/page/year: 2,73,1970
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
14 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future. (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540, 08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,876,1979
TYPE OF TEST :
LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
137 ppm/1H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Sense Organs and Special Senses (Eye) - lacrimation Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature decrease
REFERENCE :
NTIS** National Technical Information Service. (Springfield, VA 22161) Formerly U.S. Clearinghouse for Scientific & Technical Information. Volume(issue)/page/year: OTS0555278
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
10500 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1226,1990
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
22 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future. (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540, 08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,876,1979
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION :
>8650 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
NIIRDN Drugs in Japan (Ethical Drugs). (Yakugyo Jiho Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan) Volume(issue)/page/year: -,1226,1990
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
800 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBAMAK "Abdernalden's Handbuch der Biologischen Arbeitsmethoden." (Leipzig, Ger. Dem. Rep.) Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,1289,1935
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Mammal - dog
DOSE/DURATION :
40 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,76,1959
TYPE OF TEST :
LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
10 gm/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
DRFUD4 Drugs of the Future. (J.R. Prous, S.A., Apartado de Correos 540, 08080 Barcelona, Spain) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,876,1979
TYPE OF TEST :
LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION :
175 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
HBTXAC "Handbook of Toxicology," 4 vols., Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1956-59 Volume(issue)/page/year: 5,76,1959 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED :
Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION :
746 mg/kg/14W-C
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Blood - other changes
REFERENCE :
JTEHD6 Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. (Hemisphere Pub., 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005) V.1- 1975/76- Volume(issue)/page/year: 32,89,1991 ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
1100 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - viability index (e.g., # alive at day 4 per # born alive)
REFERENCE :
JONUAI Journal of Nutrition. (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,107,1964
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
2750 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - growth statistics (e.g.%, reduced weight gain)
REFERENCE :
JONUAI Journal of Nutrition. (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 84,107,1964
TYPE OF TEST :
TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
Oral
DOSE :
15 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION :
female 30-31 day(s) after conception
REFERENCE :
JONUAI Journal of Nutrition. (Subscription Dept., 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20014) V.1- 1928- Volume(issue)/page/year: 87,394,1965 *** REVIEWS *** ACGIH TLV-CL 1.0 mg/m3 (0.1 ppm) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: TLV/BEI,1997 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW FOREAE Food Research. (Champaign, IL) V.1-25, 1936-60. For publisher information, see JFDSAZ. Volume(issue)/page/year: 7,313,1942 TOXICOLOGY REVIEW KOTTAM Kogai to Taisaku. Journal of Environmental Pollution Control. (Kogai Taisaku Gijutsu Dokokai, Shuwa-Akasaka Bldg., 9-1-244, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107, Japan) V.1- 1965- Volume(issue)/page/year: 11,1300,1975 *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS *** EPA FIFRA 1988 PESTICIDE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR RE-REGISTRATION FEREAC Federal Register. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) V.1- 1936- Volume(issue)/page/year: 54,7740,1989 MSHA STANDARD:air-CL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996 Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,135,1971 OSHA PEL (Gen Indu):CL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1910.1000,1994 OSHA PEL (Construc):CL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1926.55,1994 OSHA PEL (Shipyard):CL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 29,1915.1000,1993 OSHA PEL (Fed Cont):CL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) CFRGBR Code of Federal Regulations. (U.S. Government Printing Office, Supt. of Documents, Washington, DC 20402) Volume(issue)/page/year: 41,50-204.50,1994 *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS *** OEL-ARAB Republic of Egypt:TWA 0.1 ppm (0.1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-BELGIUM:STEL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-DENMARK:.STEL 1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-FINLAND:STEL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993 OEL-FRANCE:STEL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-HUNGARY:TWA 1 mg/m3;STEL 2 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-JAPAN:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3);STEL 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THE PHILIPPINES:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-POLAND:TWA 1 mg/m3 JAN 1993 OEL-RUSSIA:TWA 0.1 ppm;STEL 1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993 OEL-SWEDEN:STEL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3);STEL 0.2 ppm (2 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-THAILAND:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-TURKEY:TWA 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL-UNITED KINGDOM:STEL 0.1 ppm (1 mg/m3) JAN 1993 OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) : NIOSH REL TO IODINE-air:CL 0.1 ppm REFERENCE : NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda. Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992 NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 40030 No. of Facilities: 7490 (estimated) No. of Industries: 51 No. of Occupations: 46 No. of Employees: 124917 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 40030 No. of Facilities: 6179 (estimated) No. of Industries: 63 No. of Occupations: 77 No. of Employees: 204902 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 129889 (estimated)

 Safety Information

This table covers safety warnings, protective measures, incompatible substances and disposal guidelines for this compound.

Symbol GHS07 GHS08 GHS09
GHS07, GHS08, GHS09
Signal Word Danger
Hazard Statements H312 + H332-H315-H319-H335-H372-H400
Supplemental HS May form explosive peroxides.
Precautionary Statements P261-P273-P280-P305 + P351 + P338-P314
Target Organs Thyroid.
Personal Protective Equipment dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Faceshields;Gloves
Hazard Codes Xn: Harmful;N: Dangerous for the environment;
Risk Phrases R20/21;R50
Safety Phrases S26-S61-S25-S23
RIDADR UN 2056 3/PG 2
WGK Germany 2
RTECS NN1575000
Packaging Group III
Hazard Class 8
HS Code 2801200000
Flash Point(F) <50 °F
Flash Point(C) <10 °C

 Synthetic Route

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 Customs

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HS Code 2801200000

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 Synonyms

This table collects all English aliases, systematic names and CAS‑related synonyms of the compound.

Iodine (JP15/USP)
Iode
Eranol
EINECS 231-442-4
Iodine [JAN]
Diatomic iodine
LUGOL
MFCD00011355
Jood
Iodio
Jod
Iodine
IODUM

 molecular iodine | FAQ

This section contains frequently‑asked‑questions about this compound, including basic parameters, properties, storage conditions and corresponding answers.

Q: What is the InChIKey of diiodine?
A: InChIKey of diiodine is PNDPGZBMCMUPRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N.
Q: What are the downstream products of diiodine?
A: Related downstream products(CAS) of diiodine: 1070-26-4;565-77-5;111823-35-9;10574-37-5;24910-63-2;5216-25-1;2136-81-4;20020-72-8;4549-74-0;498-07-7.
Q: What is the SMILES notation of diiodine?
A: SMILES notation of diiodine is II.
Q: What is the melting point of diiodine?
A: Melting point of diiodine is 113 °C(lit.).
Q: What is the molecular formula of diiodine?
A: Molecular formula of diiodine is I2.
Q: What is the boiling point of diiodine?
A: Boiling point of diiodine is 184.4±9.0 °C at 760 mmHg.
Q: What English synonyms does diiodine have?
A: English synonyms of diiodine: Iodine (JP15/USP), Iode, Eranol, EINECS 231-442-4, Iodine [JAN], Diatomic iodine, LUGOL, MFCD00011355, Jood, Iodio, Jod, Iodine, IODUM.
Q: What are the upstream materials of diiodine?
A: Related upstream materials(CAS) of diiodine: 7681-82-5;10034-85-2;25080-83-5;74-88-4;14362-44-8;7758-19-2;7681-11-0;15454-31-6;7782-68-5;12029-98-0.
Q: What is the English name of diiodine?
A: The English name of diiodine is diiodine.
Q: What is the CAS number of diiodine?
A: CAS number of diiodine is 7553-56-2.

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