CAS 15238-00-3 Cobalt(ii)iodide - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

NAVIGATION

Cobalt(ii)iodide

PRICE INQUIRY

Catalog Number

ACM15238003-2

CAS Number

15238-00-3

Product Name

Cobalt(ii)iodide

Structure

Category

Electrolytes

Synonyms

cobaltiodide(coi2);COBALT IODIDE;COBALT(II) IODIDE;COBALTOUS IODIDE;cobalt diiodide;Cobaltiodideanhydrous;Cobalt(Ⅱ) iodide dihydrate;COBALT(II) IODIDE, ANHYDROUS, POWDER, 99 .999%

IUPAC Name

cobalt(2+);diiodide

Molecular Weight

312.7421g/mol

Molecular Formula

CoI2

Canonical SMILES

[Co+2].[I-].[I-]

InChI

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

InChI Key

AVWLPUQJODERGA-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Cobalt(II) iodide, a brownish-red crystalline powder, serves as a versatile chemical compound with several important applications. Primarily, it functions as a moisture and humidity indicator, leveraging its properties to test for water presence in various solvents. In addition to this role, cobalt(II) iodide is utilized as a catalyst in chemical reactions. For instance, it plays a crucial part in carbonylation processes and facilitates reactions involving diketene and Grignard reagents, which are valuable in the synthesis of terpenoids.

Complexity

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

239-283-2

Exact Mass

312.74214g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

Monoisotopic Mass

312.74214g/mol

Rotatable Bond Count

UNII