Magnesium iodide

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Template:Chembox header | Magnesium iodide
Magnesium iodide
Template:Chembox header | General
Systematic name Magnesium iodide
Molecular formula MgI2 (anhydrous)
MgI2.6H2O (hexahydrate)
MgI2.8H2O (octahydrate)
Molar mass 278.114 g/mol (anhydrous)
386.2005 g/mol (hexahydrate)
422.236 g/mol (octahydrate)
Appearance white crystalline solid
CAS number 10377-58-9 (anhydrous)
75535-11-4 (hexahydrate)
7790-31-0 (octahydrate)
Template:Chembox header | Properties
Density and phase 4.43 g/cm³ (anhydrous solid)
2.353 g/cm³ (hexahydrate solid)
2.098 g/cm³ (octahydrate solid)
Solubility in water 54.7 g/100 cm³ (anhydrous, 0 °C)
81 g/100 cm³ (octahydrate, 20 °C)
Melting point 637 °C (anhydrous, decomposes)
41 °C (octahydrate, decomposes)
Template:Chembox header | Structure
Crystal structure Hexagonal (anhydrous)
Monoclinic (hexahydrate)
Orthorhombic (octahydrate)
Hydrates Hexahydrate, Octahydrate[1]
Template:Chembox header | Hazards
R/S statement R: Template:R36 Template:R38 Template:R42 Template:R43 Template:R61
S: Template:S22 Template:S36/37/39 Template:S45 Template:S53[2]
Template:Chembox header | Supplementary data page
Template:Chembox header | Related compounds
Other anions Magnesium fluoride
Magnesium bromide
Magnesium chloride
Other cations beryllium iodide
calcium iodide
Template:Chembox header | Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Magnesium iodide is the name for the chemical compounds with the formulas MgI2 and its various hydrates MgI2(H2O)x. These salts are typical ionic halides, being highly soluble in water. Magnesium iodide has few commercial uses but can be used to prepare compounds for organic synthesis.

Reactions

Magnesium iodide can be prepared from magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, and magnesium carbonate by treatment with hydroiodic acid[3]:

MgO + 2 HI → MgI2 + H2O
Mg(OH)2 + 2 HI → MgI2 + 2 H2O
MgCO3 + 2 HI → MgI2 + CO2 + H2O

Magnesium iodide is stable at high heat under a hydrogen atmosphere, but decomposes in air at normal temperatures, turning brown from the release of elemental iodine. When heated in air, it decomposes completely to magnesium oxide [4].

Usage of magnesium iodide in the Baylis-Hillman reaction tends to give (Z)-vinyl compounds [5].

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References

  1. Perry, Dale L.; Phillips, Sidney L. (1995), Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, CRC Press, p. 240, ISBN 0849386713, retrieved 2007-12-09 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. http://ptcl.chem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/MA/magnesium_iodide.html
  3. Patnaik, Pradyot (2003), Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals, McGraw-Hill Professional, pp. 527–528, ISBN 0070494398, retrieved 2007-12-09 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. N. T. M., Wilsmore (1891). "Note on Magnesium Iodide". In James Hector. Report of the Third Meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science. Sydney: The Association. p. 116. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  5. Tietze, Lutz-Friedjan; Brasche, Gordon; Gericke, Kersten (2006), Domino Reactions in Organic Synthesis, Wiley-VCH, p. 59, ISBN 3527290605, retrieved 2007-12-09 Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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