Nomenclature
CAS number: 22330-18-3
Mercuric potassium iodide soln; potassium mercuriiodide soln; soln potassium iodohydrargyrate; Channing's soln; Thoulet's soln.
Description and references
Prepd by dissolving 1 g HgI2 and
0.8 g KI in water to make 100 ml. Poison!
Use
As reagent for alkaloids.
Therapeutic Category
Antiseptic (topical), disinfectant.
Keywords
Antiseptic/Disinfectant; Mercurial compounds
Status
This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject
to revision or update.