Sodium Iodide

General Information:

Structure:

CAS Number: 7681-82-5

Molecular Weight: 149.89 g/mol

Appearance: White solid

Chemical Formula: NaI

Melting Point: 661 C

Common Uses:

Reagent in substitution reactions under Finkelstein conditions

Procedure excerpt:

A 4mL vial was charged with the alkyl chloride (0.125 g, 0.60 mmol), the amine (0.054 g, 0.30 mmol), NaI (0.149 g, 1.00 mmol), K2CO3 (0.138 g, 1.00 mmol), and DMF (1 mL). . . .

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References:

1) Patent Reference: WO2014152144, page 62, (4.6 MB)

2) Wikipedia: Sodium iodide (link )

3) www.sigmaaldrich.com: Sodium iodide (link)