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1,2-Diiodoethane, 98%
CAS: 624-73-7 | C2H4I2 | 281.863 g/mol
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS624-73-7
IUPAC Name1,2-diiodoethane
Molecular FormulaC2H4I2
InChI KeyGBBZLMLLFVFKJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESICCI
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Specifications
Specification Sheet
Specification SheetAppearance (Color)White to cream or pale pink to brown
FormCrystals or powder or crystalline powder
Assay (GC)≥97.5%
Identification (FTIR)Conforms
Melting Point (clear melt)79.0-85.0?C
1,2-Diiodoethane is used as C-X bond formation reagent. It is also used as Pharmaceutical intermediates.
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Applications
1,2-Diiodoethane is used as C-X bond formation reagent. It is also used as Pharmaceutical intermediates.
Solubility
Soluble in methanol. Insoluble in water.
Notes
Store at 4°C. Air & Light Sensitive. Incompatible with strong bases, strong oxidizing agents, heat and light. Protect from heat.
1,2-Diiodoethane is used as C-X bond formation reagent. It is also used as Pharmaceutical intermediates.
Solubility
Soluble in methanol. Insoluble in water.
Notes
Store at 4°C. Air & Light Sensitive. Incompatible with strong bases, strong oxidizing agents, heat and light. Protect from heat.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Kazutoshi Tanabe. Vibrational frequencies, infrared absorption intensities and energy difference of rotational isomers of 1,2-diiodoethane.Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy.1974, 30 1901-1914.
- Qingyu Kong; Joonghan Kim; Maciej Lorenc; Tae Kyu Kim; Hyotcherl Ihee and Michael Wulff. Photodissociation Reaction of 1,2-Diiodoethane in Solution: A Theoretical and X-ray Diffraction Study.J. Phys. Chem. A.1974, 109 (45), 10451-10458.
- Source of positive iodine, for example in the formation of 2-iodoindole from lithiated indole-1-carbamate: J. Org. Chem., 57, 2495 (1992), and in the stereoselective formation of (Z)-2-iodoalk-2-enes from ß-oxido phosphonium ylides: J. Chem. Soc., Perkin 1, 1331 (1995).