Methyl iodide

CAS: 74-88-4
Molecular Formula: CH3I
Molecular Weight: 41.939
Product description:Colorless transparent liquid, have a special foul-smelling. See the light brown.1. This product in the pharmaceutical industry for iodine methyl methionine (vitamin u), analgesics, and phosphorus antidote against drug production; In organic synthesis as a methylation agent synthesis of iodoform; Also used as a fire extinguishing agent, etc. 2. Iodine methane can be used for carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus trivalent methylation. C - methylation iodine methane is a lively alkylating reagent, can with ketones, esters, carboxylic acid, amino compounds, cyano compounds, nitro alkanes, sulfone, sulfoxide, imine and hydrazone carbon anion, which is formed by the methylation reaction. Changes in the reaction, the dosage of methyl iodide is large, sometimes small amount, sometimes even can be used as a solvent use.