potassium tetraiodobismuthate Chemical Properties

Flash point:

7℃

InChI

1S/Bi.4HI.K/h;4*1H;/q+3;;;;;+1/p-4

InChIKey

ONBIUAZBGHXJDM-UHFFFAOYSA-J

SMILES

[Bi](I)(I)I.[K+].[I-]

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,C

Risk Statements 

11-34-67

Safety Statements 

16-26-36/37/39-45

RIDADR 

UN 2924 8(3) / PGII

WGK Germany 

3

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1
Flam. Liq. 2
Skin Corr. 1B
STOT SE 3

potassium tetraiodobismuthate Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Dragendorff reagent is used for detecting alkaloids and other nitrogen-containing compounds. Dragendorff reagent is a solution of potassium bismuth iodide composing of Basic bismuth nitrate (Bi(NO3)3), Tartaric acid (HY-N2436), and Potassium iodide (KI). When contact with alkaloids, Dragendorff reagent produces an orange or orange red precipitate[1].

References

[1] A Raal, et al. Dragendorff's reagent: Historical perspectives and current status of a versatile reagent introduced over 150 years ago at the University of Dorpat, Tartu, Estonia. Pharmazie. 2020 Jul 1;75(7):299-306. DOI:10.1691/ph.2020.0438

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