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Hydriodic acid

contains no stabilizer, distilled, 57 wt. % in H2O, 99.99% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Hydriotic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
HI
CAS Number:
10034-85-2
Molecular Weight:
127.91
MDL number:
MFCD00011347
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
329752069
NACRES:
NA.21

Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

liquid

does not contain

stabilizer

concentration

57 wt. % in H2O

bp

127 °C (lit.)

mp

-50 °C

density

1.701 g/mL at 25 °C

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

I

InChI

1S/HI/h1H

InChI key

XMBWDFGMSWQBCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Hydriodic acid (HI) along with red phosphorus (HI/red P) plays the role of a reducing agent for the preparation of methamphetamine. HI/Phosphorous causes the reduction of various polycyclic quinones. HI also participates as a reducing agent for the conversion of various polyarene quinones, hydroquinones and phenols to the corresponding aromatic hydrocarbons.
Hydriodic acid is hydrogen iodide gas dissolved in water. It is a strong acid generally used as a reducing agent.

Application

Hydriodic acid may be used in the synthesis of trideuterio-[13C]-methyl iodide and [13C]-methyl iodide.

Pictograms

CorrosionEnvironment
GHS05,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H290,H314,H411

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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A practical laboratory route to the synthesis of trideuteriomethyl-[13C] iodide.
Coumbarides GS, et al.
Journal of Labelled Compounds & Radiopharmaceuticals, 46(4), 291-296 (2003)
Patnaik P.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of Chemical Substances, 123 (2007)
Methamphetamine synthesis via hydriodic acid/red phosphorus reduction of ephedrine.
Skinner HF.
Forensic Science International, 48(2), 123-134 (1990)
Efficient reduction of polycyclic quinones, hydroquinones, and phenols with hydriodic acid.
Konieczny M and Harvey RG.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 44(26), 4813-4816 (1979)
S Ito et al.
Pigment cell research, 11(2), 120-126 (1998-05-19)
Melanocytes produce two chemically distinct types of melanin pigments, eumelanins and pheomelanins. These pigments can be quantitatively analyzed by acidic KMnO4 oxidation or reductive hydrolysis with hydriodic acid (HI) to form pyrrole-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (PTCA) or aminohydroxyphenylalanine (AHP), respectively. Dark brown
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