Chemistry:Samarium(III) iodide

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Samarium(III) iodide
Names
Other names
Triiodosamarium, Samarium triiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
SmI3
Molar mass 531.1
Appearance orange-yellow crystals
Melting point 850 °C (1,560 °F; 1,120 K)
decomposes in water
Hazards
GHS Signal word Danger
Related compounds
Related compounds
Samarium(II) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Samarium(III) iodide is an inorganic compound, a salt of samarium and hydroiodic acid with the chemical formula SmI3.[1][2]

Synthesis

Samarium(III) iodide is prepared by the reaction of metallic samarium and iodine:[3]

[math]\ce{ 2Sm + 3I2 -> 2SmI3 }[/math]

Properties

Samarium(III) iodide is a yellow powder that is unstable in air and decomposes in water (hydrolysis).[1] When heated with metallic samarium, it forms samarium diiodide:[4]

[math]\ce{ 2SmI3 + Sm ->[\Delta] 3SmI2 }[/math]

Reduction by hydrogen also affords samarium diiodide:

[math]\ce{ 2SmI3 + H2 ->[\Delta] 2SmI2 + 2HI }[/math]

Applications

The compound is commercially available and used in organic reactions as a catalyst.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhang, Yuanmin (6 November 2011). "Samarium Triiodide" (in en). Synlett 2011 (11): 1638–1639. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1260781. 
  2. "Samarium(III) Iodide" (in en). American Elements. https://www.americanelements.com/samarium-iii-iodide-13813-25-7. 
  3. Molodkin, A. K.; Karagodina, A. M.; Tupolev, V. S.; Dudareva, A. G.; Prokhina, A. G. (1984). "Iodination of samarium and reaction of samarium triiodide with lithium iodide" (in Russian). Zhurnal Neorganicheskoj Khimii 29 (4): 1069–1072. ISSN 0044-457X. https://inis.iaea.org/search/search.aspx?orig_q=RN:16037389. Retrieved 8 August 2021. 
  4. Imamoto, Tsuneo; Ono, Mitsumasa (5 March 1987). "The Reaction of Samarium(III) Iodide with Samarium Metal in Tetrahydrofuran, A New Method for the Preparation of Samarium(II) Iodide". Chemistry Letters 16 (3): 501–502. doi:10.1246/cl.1987.501. ISSN 0366-7022. 
HI He
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