iodoform

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q412393
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iodoform

Summary

iodoform is a type of chemical entity[1]. iodoform ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (409 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • iodoform is credited with the discovery of Georges Serullas[3].
  • iodoform is credited with the discovery of Jean-Baptiste Dumas[4].
  • iodoform's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[5].
  • iodoform's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(I)(I)I[6].
  • iodoform's chemical formula is recorded as CHI₃[7].
  • iodoform is a type of haloform[8].
  • iodoform's Commons category is recorded as Iodoform[9].
  • iodoform comprises iodine[10].
  • iodoform comprises carbon[11].
  • iodoform comprises hydrogen[12].
  • iodoform's found in taxon is recorded as Asparagopsis taxiformis[13].
  • iodoform's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • iodoform's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • iodoform's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • iodoform's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17].
  • iodoform's has effect is recorded as iodoform exposure[18].
  • iodoform's NIOSH Pocket Guide ID is recorded as 0343[19].
  • iodoform's MCN code is recorded as 2903.39.32[20].
  • iodoform's density is recorded as {'unit': 'Q13147228', 'amount': '+4.01'}[21].
  • iodoform's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+393.721'}[22].
  • iodoform's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+246'}[23].
  • iodoform's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+122.0'}[24].
  • iodoform's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+119'}[25].
  • iodoform's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+218'}[26].
  • iodoform's decomposition point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+410'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Georges Serullas[3], a pharmacist[28], 1774–1832[29], of France[30], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[31] and Jean-Baptiste Dumas[4], a chemist[32], 1800–1884[33], of France[34], awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[35], specialised in chemistry[36].

Why It Matters

iodoform ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (409 views/month).[2] iodoform has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] iodoform is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q24422532. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Q24422532. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Haloforms in the essential oil of the alga asparagopsis taxiformis (rhodophyta). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . cdc.gov. cdc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Boiling point {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+218'}
    Discoverer or inventor Georges Serullas, Jean-Baptiste Dumas
    Subclass of haloform
    Decomposition point {'unit': 'Q42289', 'amount': '+410'}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560549305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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