Mercury(II) iodide is is used for preparation of Nessler's reagent, used for detection of presence of ammonia. It is a semiconductor material, used in some x-ray and gamma ray detection and imaging devices operating at room temperatures. In veterinary medicine, it is used in blister ointments in exostoses, bursal enlargement, etc.
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Applications
Mercury(II) iodide is is used for preparation of Nessler′s reagent, used for detection of presence of ammonia. It is a semiconductor material, used in some x-ray and gamma ray detection and imaging devices operating at room temperatures. In veterinary medicine, it is used in blister ointments in exostoses, bursal enlargement, etc.
Solubility
Insoluble in water. Slightly soluble in alcohol, ether, acetone, chloroform, ethyl acetate, olive oil and castor oil.
Notes
Light sensitive. Store away from oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Philip J.Potts; Peter C.Webb; Olwen Williams-Thorpe; Richard Kilworth. Analysis of silicate rocks using field-portable X-ray fluorescence instrumentation incorporating a mercury(II) iodide detector: a preliminary assessment of analytical performance. Analyst. 1995, 120, (5),1273-1278
Ghodrat Mahmoudi; Ali Morsali. Mercury(II) iodide coordination polymers generated from polyimine ligands. Polyhedron. 2008, 27, (3),1070-1078