Cesium iodide
SIAL/21004 - analytical standard, suitable for mass spectrometry (MS)
CAS Number: 7789-17-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CsI
Molecular Weight: 259.81
EC Number: 232-145-2
MDL Number: MFCD00010962
Linear Formula: CsI
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | cleaning products cosmetics flavors and fragrances food and beverages personal care |
| assay | 99.999% |
| density | 4.51 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/Cs.HI/h;1H/q+1;/p-1 |
| InChI key | XQPRBTXUXXVTKB-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 626 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [I-].[Cs+] |
| technique(s) | mass spectrometry (MS): suitable |
| Application: | Cesium iodide has been used as calibration standard during native electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ESI-TOF MS) analysis for measuring protein samples, from protein aggregates. |
| Application: | Suitable as standard for electrospray ionisation MS (ESI) |
| Features and Benefits: | Frequently used in devices such as phosphor screens for medical imaging, scintillators, calorimeters and a variety of particle detectors. |
| General description: | Cesium iodide is a simple ionic salt. It has the capacity to undergo second order transformation from cubic B2 structure to body-centered tetragonal structure at low pressures. It is mostly used as input screens of X-ray image intensifiers. |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H361fd - H400 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P202 - P273 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P391 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38-43 |
| Safety Statements | 22-36/37-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | 99.999% |
| mp | 626 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 4.51 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 41116107 |



