1,2-Diiodoethane
[CAS# 624-73-7]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Hydrocarbon halide
• Name: 1,2-Diiodoethane
• Synonyms: Diiodoethane; Ethylene iodide
• Molecular Formula: C₂H₄I₂
• Molecular Weight: 281.86
• CAS Registry Number: 624-73-7
• EC Number: 210-859-5

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.82 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 2.132 g/cm³ (10 ºC)^**
• Melting point: 173-175 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 200 ºC^****
• Flash point: 100.9±13.9 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2016 ACD/Labs)

^** Jaeger, F. M.; Zeitschrift fuer Kristallographie und Mineralogie 1909, V45, P539-47;figs..

^*** Marquez, Victor E.; Journal of the American Chemical Society 2005, V127(43), P15145-15150.

^**** Cash, Gordon G.; Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry 2008, V90(6), P1073-1089.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: Xi
• Risk Codes: R36/37/38
• Safety Description: S26;S36

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319