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746428

Potassium iodide

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri, ACS reagent, ≥99%

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Linear Formula:
KI
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
166.00
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-659-4
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99%
Grade:
ACS reagent, anhydrous
Form:
crystals
Solubility:
water: complete (ca.1,430 g/l at 25 °C (77 °F))
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Quality Level

grade

ACS reagent, anhydrous

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 745 °C)

product line

Redi-Dri

assay

≥99%

form

crystals

quality

free-flowing

impurities

≤0.001% N compounds, ≤0.005% insolubles

loss

≤0.2% loss on drying

pH

6.0-9.2 (25 °C, 5%)

mp

681 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: complete (ca.1,430 g/l at 25 °C (77 °F))

anion traces

chloride, bromide (as Cl)-: ≤0.01%, iodate (IO3-): ≤3 ppm, phosphate (PO43-): ≤0.001%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.005%

cation traces

Ba: ≤0.002%, Ca: ≤0.002%, Fe: ≤3 ppm, Mg: ≤0.001%, Na: ≤0.005%, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤5 ppm

SMILES string

[K+].[I-]

InChI

1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M

General description

Potassium iodide is a water soluble inorganic salt that can be prepared by reacting hydrogen iodide and potassium bicarbonate.

Redi-Dri technology eliminates clumping and the need for complicated procedures to keep your salts free-flowing. Keeping your salts dry helps improve your results by giving accurate measurements and easier-to-handle salts and buffers. Rather than drying your salts in an oven or desiccator or breaking them apart manually, Redi-Dri ensures that your salts will remain easy-to-use for months without worrying about anti-caking agents. Even after repeated openings you can be assured that your results are always accurate. Redi-Dri saves you time, energy and money by keeping your salts usable for longer!

Application

Potassium iodide may be used as a catalyst in the following processes:
  • Conversion of aromatic primary amines to the corresponding nitro compounds in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide as oxidant.
  • Conversion of aryl halide to aryl iodides in the presence of nickel catalysts.
  • Preparation of sulfonated oxindoles from activated alkenes and sulfonylhydrazides in water and in the presence of 8-crown-6 and tert-butyl hydroperoxide.

Features and Benefits

  • Increased efficiency – Eliminate time and effort of loosening hardened powders
  • Safety – Avoid risks of using tools of force to break up clumps
  • Economy – Faster preparation and solvation increase productivity and reduce costs
  • Assured quality – Excellent, expert-tested quality with no anti-caking agents
  • Flexible volumes – Available from research amounts to scale-up quantities

Legal Information

Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC


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Health hazard

signalword

Danger

hcodes

Hazard Classifications

STOT RE 1 Oral

target_organs

Thyroid

Storage Class

6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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Articles

Redi-Dri™ prevents hygroscopic powders, such as inorganic salts, from absorbing moisture and forming clumps, leaving the salts free-flowing every time.


Pietro Santulli et al.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 30(1), 49-60 (2014-11-08)
Are protein oxidative stress markers [thiols, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), protein carbonyls and nitrates/nitrites] in perioperative peritoneal fluid higher in women with histologically proven endometriosis when compared with endometriosis-free controls? Protein oxidative stress markers are significantly increased in peritoneal
W R Heymann
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 42(3), 490-492 (2000-02-25)
The inhibition of organic binding of iodide in the thyroid gland by excess iodide, resulting in the cessation of thyroid hormone synthesis, is known as the Wolff-Chaikoff effect. This review explores the nature of the Wolff-Chaikoff effect, both in terms
D V Becker et al.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 7(2), 193-197 (1997-04-01)
A marked increase in thyroid cancer among young children who were in the vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the 1986 accident strongly suggests a possible causal relationship to the large amounts of radioactive iodine



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SKUGTIN
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746428-6X500G04061832890920
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746428-2.5KG04061832890913
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