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iodoform
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thumb|Iodoform stored in an ampoule Iodoform (also known as triiodomethane) is the organoiodine compound with the chemical formula . It is a pale yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, with a penetrating and distinctive odor (in older chemistry texts, the smell is sometimes referred to as that of hospitals, where the compound is still commonly used) and, analogous to chloroform, sweetish taste. It is occasionally used as a disinfectant.
Chemical data
- Formula
- CHI3
- Molecular weight
- 393.732 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- iodoform
- SMILES
- C(I)(I)I
- InChIKey
- OKJPEAGHQZHRQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 393.721
- Image
- Iodoform.jpg
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- MCN code
- 2903.39.32
- Commons category
- Iodoform
- chemical formula
- CHI₃
- melting point
- 119
- decomposition point
- 410
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0343
- density
- 4.01
- solubility
- 0.01
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 10
- canonical SMILES
- C(I)(I)I
- ionization energy
- 9.25
- boiling point
- 218
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8 sectionsContents
- Naming
- Structure
- Synthesis and reactions
- Natural occurrence
- Applications
- See also
- References
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thumb|Iodoform stored in an ampoule Iodoform (also known as triiodomethane) is the organoiodine compound with the chemical formula . It is a pale yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, with a penetrating and distinctive odor (in older chemistry texts, the smell is sometimes referred to as that of hospitals, where the compound is still commonly used) and, analogous to chloroform, sweetish taste. It is occasionally used as a disinfectant.
==Naming== The name iodoform originates with the "formyle radical," an archaic term for the HC moiety, and is retained for historical consistency. A full, modern name is triiodomethane.