POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE

US Previously Marketed

First marketed in 1921

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	Hg.4I.2K
Molecular Weight	786.4
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

SHOW SMILES / InChI

Structure Search

SMILES

[K+].[K+].[I-].[I-].[I-].[I-].[Hg++]

InChI

InChIKey=OPCMAZHMYZRPID-UHFFFAOYSA-J

InChI=1S/Hg.4HI.2K/h;4*1H;;/q+2;;;;;2*+1/p-4

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula	Hg
Molecular Weight	200.59
Charge	2
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Molecular Formula	HI
Molecular Weight	127.91241
Charge	0
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Molecular Formula	K
Molecular Weight	39.0983
Charge	1
Count

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry	No
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Optical Activity	NONE

Description
Sources: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:51567 | https://www.drugfuture.com/chemdata/Potassium-Triiodomercurate-II-Solution.html | https://patents.google.com/patent/EP1073470A1

Potassium Triiodomercurate(II) is a periodometallate salt. It contains a triiodomercurate(1-). It is an antiseptic (topical) and disinfectant. It is also an antiseborrheic agent.

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PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
A transcriptome-based classifier to identify developmental toxicants by stem cell testing: design, validation and optimization for histone deacetylase inhibitors.	2015-09	26272509
Behavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice after the cessation of long-term, low-level exposure to mercury vapor.	2006-03-01	16216453
Neurobehavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice prenatally exposed to mercury vapor.	2005-03-15	15649619
Susceptibility of metallothionein-null mice to the behavioral alterations caused by exposure to mercury vapor at human-relevant concentration.	2004-07	15071173
The expression and significance of metallothioneins in murine organs and tissues following mercury vapour exposure.	2003-12-25	14692620
Human renal organic anion transporter 1-dependent uptake and toxicity of mercuric-thiol conjugates in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells.	2003-03	12606766
Disposition of inhaled mercury vapor in pregnant rats: maternal toxicity and effects on developmental outcome.	2002-04	11896293
Effects of gold on cytokine production in vitro; increase of monocyte dependent interleukin 10 production and decrease of interferon-gamma levels.	2002-01	11824965
Retrograde degeneration of neurite membrane structural integrity of nerve growth cones following in vitro exposure to mercury.	2001-03-26	11277574

Patents

Substance Class	Chemical Created by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 18:09:56 GMT 2025` Edited by `admin` on `Mon Mar 31 18:09:56 GMT 2025`
Record UNII	7N83S6IU0F
Record Status	`Validated (UNII)`
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Type

Language

POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE

Common Name

English

MERCURIUS CUM KALI IODATUS

Preferred Name

English

POTASSIUM TETRAIODOMERCURATE(II) [MI]

Common Name

English

POTASSIUM TETRAIODOMERCURATE (II)

Common Name

English

MERCURIUS CUM KALI IODATUS [HPUS]

Common Name

English

MERCURY POTASSIUM IODIDE (K2HGI4)

Common Name

English

MERCURY POTASSIUM IODIDE

Systematic Name

English

POTASSIUM TETRAIODOMERCURATE

Common Name

English

MERCURATE(2-), TETRAIODO-, POTASSIUM (1:2)

Common Name

English

POTASSIUM MERCURIC IODIDE [HSDB]

Common Name

English

POTASSIUM IODOMERCURATE(II) (K2HGI4)

Common Name

English

DIPOTASSIUM TETRAIODOMERCURATE(II)

Common Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

EPA PESTICIDE CODE

52107