Kupfer(I)-iodid, 99.998 % (Metallbasis), Thermo Scientific Chemicals, Puratronic™

Copper(I) iodide is used as a catalyst in organic synthesis, cathode ray tube coating, cloud seeding, and as temperature indicator with HgI₂. It catalyzes the conversion of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl bromides into the corresponding iodides, which are employed in coupling reactions such as Suzuki, Stille, Sonogashira, Heck and Ullmann reactions.

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