Arsenic diiodo methane

Chemical Properties

Yellow Solid

Uses

Methyldiiodoarsine is an arsenite metabolite in wild type CHO cells and in cells deficient in excision repair cross-complementing 1 and 2. Methyldiiodoarsine is an inhibitor of Thioredoxin reductase, an enzyme involved in the response of the cell to oxidative stress. Methyldiiodoarsine is a highly toxic compound.

Safety Profile

Poison by intravenous route. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of As and I-.