Molybdenum (II) iodide

Crystal structure
__ Mon 2+      __ I -
General
Surname	Molybdenum (II) iodide
Ratio formula	MoI 2
Brief description	black solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 14055-74-4 EC number 692-029-6 ECHA InfoCard 100.219.927 PubChem 6432098 Wikidata Q4202658
properties
Molar mass	349.77 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	5.278 g cm −3
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Molybdenum (II) iodide is an inorganic chemical compound of molybdenum from the group of iodides .

Extraction and presentation

Molybdenum (II) iodide can be obtained by reacting molybdenum (II) bromide with lithium iodide .

${\displaystyle \mathrm {[Mo_{6}Br_{8}]Br_{4}+12\ LiI\longrightarrow [Mo_{6}I_{8}]I_{4}+12\ LiBr} }$

It is also possible to show the decomposition of molybdenum (III) iodide in a vacuum from 100 ° C.

${\displaystyle \mathrm {6\ MoI_{3}\longrightarrow [Mo_{6}I_{8}]I_{4}+3\ I_{2}} }$

properties

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Georg Brauer (Ed.) U. a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0 , p. 1539.
2. ^ Dale L. Perry: Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, Second Edition . Taylor & Francis, 2011, ISBN 1-4398-1462-7 , pp. 279 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.