Chemistry:Molybdenum(II) iodide

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Molybdenum(II) iodide
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
EC Number
  • 692-029-6
Properties
I2Mo
Molar mass 349.76 g·mol−1
Appearance black solid[1]
Density 5.278 g·cm−3[2]
Melting point 730 °C (1,350 °F; 1,000 K)
Related compounds
Other anions
molybdenum(II) chloride
molybdenum(II) bromide
Other cations
chromium(II) iodide
tungsten(II) iodide
Related compounds
molybdenum(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Molybdenum(II) iodide is an iodide of molybdenum with the chemical formula MoI2.

Preparation

Molybdenum(II) iodide can be produced by the reaction of molybdenum(II) bromide and lithium iodide:[1]

[Mo
6
Br
8
]Br
4
+ 12 LiI → [Mo
6
I
8
]I
4
+ 12 LiBr

It can also be produced by the decomposition of molybdenum(III) iodide in a vacuum at 100 °C:[1]

6 MoI
3
→ [Mo
6
I
8
]I
4
+ 3 I
2

Properties

Molybdenum(II) iodide is a black solid that is stable in air. It is insoluble in polar and non-polar solvents.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Georg Brauer (Hrsg.) u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0, S. 1539.
  2. Dale L. Perry (2011), [[1], p. 279, at Google Books Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition], Taylor & Francis, pp. 279, ISBN 978-1439814628, [2], p. 279, at Google Books 
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LiI BeI2 BI3 CI4 NI3 I2O4,
I2O5,
I4O9
IF,
IF3,
IF5,
IF7
Ne
NaI MgI2 AlI3 SiI4 PI3,
P2I4
S ICl,
ICl3
Ar
KI CaI2 Sc TiI4 VI3 CrI3 MnI2 FeI2 CoI2 NiI2 CuI ZnI2 Ga2I6 GeI2,
GeI4
AsI3 Se IBr Kr
RbI SrI2 YI3 ZrI4 NbI5 Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd AgI CdI2 InI3 SnI4,
SnI2
SbI3 TeI4 I Xe
CsI BaI2   HfI4 TaI5 W Re Os Ir Pt AuI Hg2I2,
HgI2
TlI PbI2 BiI3 Po AtI Rn
Fr RaI2   Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
La Ce Pr Nd Pm SmI2 Eu Gd TbI3 Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Ac ThI4 Pa UI3,
UI4
Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf EsI3 Fm Md No Lr