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Diphosphorus tetraiodide

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Linear Formula:
P2I4
CAS Number:
13455-00-0
Molecular Weight:
569.57
EC Number:
236-646-7
MDL number:
MFCD00011526
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
PubChem Substance ID:
24853077
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

assay

95%

form

solid

mp

124-127 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

IP(I)P(I)I

InChI

1S/I4P2/c1-5(2)6(3)4

InChI key

YXXQTQYRRHHWFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Diphosphorus tetraiodide is an orange crystalline solid that can be used as a reagent for organic synthesis. It shows a high affinity for oxygen and can be used in substitution of alcohol to form alkyl iodides. It can also be used in the conversion of carboxylic acids to nitriles.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible, corrosive hazardous materials

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Reaction of Oximes of ?-Diketones with Diphosphorous Tetraiodide for Preparation of Oxadiazoles and Nitriles
Telveka VN and Balaram ST
Synthetic Communications, 43(2), 221-227 (2013)
A novel system for the synthesis of nitrile from carboxylic acids
Telveka VN and Rane AR
Tetrahedron Letters, 48(34), 6051-6053 (2007)
Tetrahedron Letters, 180-180 (1979)

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