MAGNESIUM IODIDE Property

Melting point:

637 °C (dec.) (lit.)

Boiling point:

908.75°C (estimate)

Density 

4.43 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

solubility 

Soluble in ether, alcohol and ammonia.

form 

beads

color 

White

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water(1480g/L at 18 C)

Sensitive 

Hygroscopic

Merck 

14,5671

Stability:

Stable, but moisture and air sensitive - store under inert gas.

CAS DataBase Reference

10377-58-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Magnesium iodide (MgI2) (10377-58-9)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

T,Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-36/38-42/43-61

Safety Statements 

26-36-45-53-99

WGK Germany 

3

F 

9

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

28276000

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

Precautionary statements

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

P321Specific treatment (see … on this label).

P332+P313IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention.

P362Take off contaminated clothing and wash before reuse.

MAGNESIUM IODIDE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Magnesium iodide has few commercial applications. The salt is used to prepare several addition compounds with organic solvents, some of which are used in organic synthesis.

Chemical Properties

white powder

Uses

Magnesium iodide is used as reagents and intermediates in pharmaceuticals. It is useful in Baylis-Hillman reactions.

Uses

Anhydrous magnesium iodide, when reacted with cyclic sulfates of vic-diols, produces the corresponding olefins in excellent yields.

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from water (0.8g/mL) by partial evaporation in a desiccator. It is deliquescent and should be stored in the dark. [Ehrlich in Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (Ed. Brauer) Academic Press Vol I p 910 1963.]