Antimony (III) iodide

Crystal structure
	__ Sb 3+ __ I -
General
Surname	Antimony (III) iodide
other names	Antimony triiodide
Ratio formula	SbI 3
Brief description	ruby red solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	232-205-8
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.278
PubChem	24630
Wikidata	Q2505731
properties
Molar mass	502.46 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	4.92 g cm −3
Melting point	170 ° C
boiling point	401 ° C
solubility	decomposes in water; poorly soluble in acetone and ethanol; soluble in carbon disulfide and hydrochloric acid;
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302-332-411
	P: 273-301 + 312-304 + 340
Thermodynamic properties
ΔH f 0	−100.4 kJ mol −1
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Antimony (III) iodide (crystallized from toluene),
micrograph

Antimony (III) iodide is an inorganic chemical compound of antimony from the group of iodides .

Extraction and presentation

Antimony (III) iodide can be obtained by reacting antimony with iodine in benzene , carbon disulphide or tetrachloroethane .

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It can also be produced by reacting antimony (III) chloride with boron triiodide .

properties

Antimony (III) iodide is a ruby red solid that decomposes in water and air to form antimony oxide iodide SbOI. Its aqueous solution is acidic. It forms complex salts with alkali iodides. It has a crystal structure of the bismuth (III) iodide type. The compound also occurs in a yellow-green monoclinic modification.

use

Antimony (III) iodide is used in medicine.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Entry on antimony (III) iodide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .
↑ Data sheet Antimony (III) iodide, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on August 8, 2013 ( PDF ).
^ Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition . Taylor & Francis US, 2011, ISBN 1-4398-1462-7 , pp. 37 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ AF Holleman , N. Wiberg : Inorganische Chemie . 103rd edition. Volume 1: Basics and main group elements. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-049585-0 , p. 952 (reading sample: Part A - Basics of the chemistry of hydrogen. Google book search ).
↑ ^a ^b Entry on antimony (III) iodide in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on August 14, 2013.
↑ ^a ^b Anil Kumar De: A Text Book of Inorganic Chemistry . New Age International, 2007, ISBN 81-224-1384-6 , pp. 471 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
^ ^A ^b A. F. Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 102nd edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-017770-1 , pp. 832-833.
^ NC Norman: Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth . Springer, 1998, ISBN 0-7514-0389-X , p. 96 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Entry on antimony (III) iodide in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2020(JavaScript required) .

[Sigma-2] Data sheet Antimony (III) iodide, 98% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on August 8, 2013 ( PDF ).

[Dale_L._Perry-3] Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition . Taylor & Francis US, 2011, ISBN 1-4398-1462-7 , pp. 37 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[4] AF Holleman , N. Wiberg : Inorganische Chemie . 103rd edition. Volume 1: Basics and main group elements. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-049585-0 , p. 952 (reading sample: Part A - Basics of the chemistry of hydrogen. Google book search ).

[HSDB-5] Entry on antimony (III) iodide in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed on August 14, 2013.

[Anil_Kumar_De-6] Anil Kumar De: A Text Book of Inorganic Chemistry . New Age International, 2007, ISBN 81-224-1384-6 , pp. 471 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[A._F._Holleman,_Egon_Wiberg,_Nils_Wiberg-7] A ^b A. F. Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 102nd edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-017770-1 , pp. 832-833.

[N.C._Norman-8] NC Norman: Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth . Springer, 1998, ISBN 0-7514-0389-X , p. 96 ( limited preview in Google Book search).