Mercuric iodide

HgI₂ — CID 24485

About Mercuric iodide

Mercuric iodide (PubChem CID 24485) has the molecular formula HgI₂ and a molecular weight of 454.40 g/mol. Its IUPAC name is diiodomercury.

Molecular Properties

• Compound Name: Mercuric iodide
• PubChem CID: 24485
• Molecular Formula: HgI₂
• Molecular Weight: 454.40 g/mol
• Exact Mass: 455.78
• IUPAC Name: diiodomercury
• SMILES: I[Hg]I
• InChI: InChI=1S/Hg.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
• InChIKey: YFDLHELOZYVNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-L
• XLogP: 1.77
• TPSA: 0.00 Ų
• Heavy Atoms: 3
• Complexity: —

Lipinski Rule of Five

Passes Rule of Five

Rule	Value
MW ≤ 500	454.40
LogP ≤ 5	1.77
H-Bond Donors ≤ 5	0
H-Bond Acceptors ≤ 10	0

Computed Properties (RDKit)

• Structural Alerts: {'alert_name': 'heavy_metal', 'substructure': 'N/A'}, {'alert_name': 'iodine', 'substructure': 'N/A'}

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IUPAC name of Mercuric iodide?

The IUPAC name of Mercuric iodide (CID 24485) is diiodomercury.

What is the SMILES notation for Mercuric iodide?

The canonical SMILES for Mercuric iodide is I[Hg]I.

What is the InChIKey of Mercuric iodide?

The InChIKey is YFDLHELOZYVNJE-UHFFFAOYSA-L. The full InChI is InChI=1S/Hg.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2.

What are the key properties of Mercuric iodide?

Mercuric iodide has a molecular weight of 454.40 g/mol, XLogP of 1.77, 0 rotatable bonds, 0 hydrogen bond donors, and 0 hydrogen bond acceptors.

Where does this data come from?

All data for Mercuric iodide is sourced from PubChem (CID 24485), the world's largest open chemistry database maintained by the National Library of Medicine (NIH).

Sources

• PubChem CID 24485 — identifiers, structure, computed properties (public domain)
• DrugCentral drug card 4789 — approved-drug record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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