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| | COBALT(II) IODIDE Basic information |
| Product Name: | COBALT(II) IODIDE | | Synonyms: | Cobalt(II)iodide,anhydrous,99.5%;cobalt(ii) iodide, anhydrous;cobalt(ii) iodide, ultra dry;Cobalt(II) iodide, ultra dry, 99.999% (metals basis);COBALT(II)IODIDE,ANHYDROUS,MIN.95%(99.5%-CO);COBALT(II) IODIDE ANHYDROUS BEADS -1&;Cobalt(II)iodide,anhydrous,99.5%(metalsbasis);Cobalt(II) diiodide | | CAS: | 15238-00-3 | | MF: | CoI2 | | MW: | 312.74 | | EINECS: | 239-283-2 | | Product Categories: | metal halide;Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry;Chemical Synthesis;Cobalt Salts;CobaltMetal and Ceramic Science;Crystal Grade Inorganics;Metal and Ceramic Science;Salts | | Mol File: | 15238-00-3.mol |  |
| | COBALT(II) IODIDE Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | >515 °C(lit.) | | Boiling point | 570°C | | density | 5.45 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) | | Fp | 570°C vac. | | solubility | acetone: slightly soluble(lit.) | | form | powder | | color | White | | Specific Gravity | 5.68 | | Water Solubility | Soluble in water. | | Sensitive | Hygroscopic | | Merck | 14,2443 | | Exposure limits | ACGIH: TWA 0.02 mg/m3 | | Stability: | hygroscopic | | CAS DataBase Reference | 15238-00-3(CAS DataBase Reference) | | EPA Substance Registry System | Cobalt iodide (CoI2) (15238-00-3) |
| | COBALT(II) IODIDE Usage And Synthesis |
| Description | Cobalt iodide appears as black crystals with a slight ‘iodine’-like odour. When
heated to decomposition, it may emit toxic fumes of iodine and oxides of nitrogen.
Anhydrous cobalt (II) iodide is sometimes used to test for the presence of water in various
solvents. Cobalt (II) iodide is used as a catalyst, for example, in carbonylations. It
catalyses the reaction of diketene with Grignard reagents, useful for the synthesis of
terpenoids. | | Chemical Properties | Brownish red crystalline powder | | Physical properties | Exists in two isomorphous forms, α- and ?-forms; both modifications highly hygroscopic. The α-form is black hexagonal crystal; density 5.58 g/cm3; turns dark green in air; melts at 560°C; disolves in water giving pink coloration. The α-forms sublimes in vacuo, partly forming an isomorous yellow modification-the anhydrous β-form.
The β-modification is a yellow powder; density 5.45 g/cm3; converts to the α-form when heated to 400°C; absorbs moisture from air, the yellow powder becoming green droplets; dissolves readily in water forming a colorless solution which turns pink on heating.
The hexahydrate is red hexagonal crystals; density 2.90 g/cm3; loses water at 130°C giving anhydrous iodide; soluble in water, ethanol, acetone, chloroform and ether, forming colored solutions, (while the aqueous solution is red below 20°C and green above this temperature; the salt forms blue solution in ethanol, chloroform and ether). | | Uses | Hygrometers; determination of water in organic
solvents; catalyst. | | Uses | Cobalt(II) iodide is used as a moisture and humidity indicator. It is also used as a catalyst. | | Preparation | Cobalt(II) iodide is prepared by heating cobalt powder in a stream of hydrogen iodide at 400 to 450°C:
Co + 2HI → CoI2 + H2
The product obtained is the black crystalline α-form.
Cobalt(II) iodide also may be made by heating cobalt powder with iodine vapor. |
| | COBALT(II) IODIDE Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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