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341010

Sigma-Aldrich

Bismuth(III) iodide

99%

Synonym(s):

Bismuth triiodide, Triiodobismuthane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
BiI3
CAS Number:
7787-64-6
Molecular Weight:
589.69
EC Number:
232-127-4
MDL number:
MFCD00010894
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
24860889
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

99%

form

powder

reaction suitability

core: bismuth
reagent type: catalyst

mp

408 °C (lit.)

density

5.78 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

I[Bi](I)I

InChI

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

InChI key

KOECRLKKXSXCPB-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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Application

Bismuth(III) iodide or Bismuth triiodide are nontoxic and hence they are used as environmentally friendly catalysts. It can be used as a catalyst in the:
  • Chemoselective deprotection of acetals and ketals in water.
  • Synthesis of polysubstituted guanidines by guanylation reaction of thioureas with amines.
  • Sulfenylation of carbonyl compounds.

Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

341010-100G:4548173988092
341010-BULK:
341010-VAR:
341010-25G:4548173988108

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WXBD5009V
MKCL7270

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The first bismuth (III)-catalyzed guanylation of thioureas
Cunha S and Rodrigues Jr MT
Tetrahedron Letters, 47(39), 6955-6956 (2006)
Bismuth (III) Halides and Sulfate as Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Sulfenylation of Carbonyl and Related Compounds1
Komatsu N, et al.
Synlett, 1995(09), 984-986 (1995)
Environmentally friendly organic synthesis using bismuth compounds: bismuth (III) iodide catalyzed deprotection of acetals in water
Bailey AD, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 49(4), 691-694 (2008)
Wenhua Bi et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (44)(44), 5743-5745 (2008-11-15)
The dehydration of a iodobismuthate hybrid built up from Bi(4)I(16) clusters and protonated L-cystine molecules involves an unprecedented reversible dynamic structural change in the solid state leading to 1D BiI(4) chains and 1D helical molecular chains, highlighting the templating effect
Jie Sun et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 79(5), 904-908 (2011-05-10)
A novel series of Ge-Te-BiI(3) chalcogenide glasses were prepared by traditional melt-quenching method and the glass-forming region was determined. Properties measurements including density, Vis-NIR and infrared (IR) transmission spectra with FTIR, XRD, DSC were adopted to analyze the composition, structure
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