ON THE FORMATION OF COMPOUNDS IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS. PART II. FORMATION OF ALKALI AND ALKALINE EARTH METAL IODOMERCURIATES, ALKALI METAL IODOCADMIATES AND CADMIUM IODOMERCURIATES

The formation of complex and double salts of Hgl2 and CdI2 with univalent and bivalent metal iodides and also the interaction of HgI2 and CdI2 in organic solvents have been studied. The following compounds have been prepared and their properties studied : NH4I.HgI2.C2H5OH; 2NH4I.CdI2; NH4I.CdI2.C2H5OH; 2LiI.HgI2.6O2H5OH; NaI.HgI2,2C2H5OH: NaI.HgI2.2HOAc; NaIHgI2.2(CH3)2CO: KI.HgI22Py: MgI2.HgI2.8C2H5OH ; 2 HgI2-CaI4 : CaI2-3HgI2.6C2H5OH: 2HgI2SrI5; CdI2.3HgI2; HgI2.2CdI2. Io acetamide ; CdI2. 6 benzamide; CdI2.6Py and HgI2-2Py.