MERCURIC IODIDE

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	Hg.2I
Molecular Weight	454.4
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

SHOW SMILES / InChI

SMILES

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

InChI

InChIKey=YFDLHELOZYVNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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

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Molecular Formula	Hg
Molecular Weight	200.59
Charge	2
Count	MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)

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	MOL RATIO 2 MOL RATIO (average)

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

Description

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.

Approval Year

PubMed

Show entries

Title	Date	PubMed
Susceptibility of metallothionein-null mice to the behavioral alterations caused by exposure to mercury vapor at human-relevant concentration.	2004 Jul	15071173
Neurobehavioral changes in metallothionein-null mice prenatally exposed to mercury vapor.	2005 Mar 15	15649619