Handbook of Solvents, Second Edition

CAS 7553-56-2; EINECS/ELINCS 231-442-4
UN 1759 (DOT)
Synonyms: Elemental iodine; Iode
Classification: Nonmetallic halogen element
Empirical: I 2
Properties: Bluish-black scales or plates, metallic luster, char. odor, sharp acrid taste; sol. (g/100 g): 14.09 benzene, 16.47 CS 2, 21.43 ethanol; sol. in chloroform, CCl 4, glac. acetic acid, alkaline iodide sol'n., oxygenated and chlorinated solvs.; very sl. sol. in water; at.wt. 126.9045; m.w. 253.81; dens. 4.98; vapor pressure 1 mm Hg (38.7 C), 0.030 mm Hg (solid, 0 C); m.p. 113.6 C; b.p. 185 C
Toxicology: LD50 (oral, rat) 14 g/kg, (subcut., rat) 10,500 mg/kg; very toxic material; human poison by ing.; experimental poison by IV and subcut. routes; mod. toxic by inh.; human ing. of large quantities causes abdominal pain, nausea,...