Rhenium (IV) iodide

General
Surname	Rhenium (IV) iodide
other names	Rhenium tetraiodide
Molecular formula	ReI 4
Brief description	black powder
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	13159444
Wikidata	Q4202669
properties
Molar mass	693.82 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
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 .

Rhenium (IV) iodide is an inorganic chemical compound of rhenium from the group of iodides .

Extraction and presentation

Rhenium (IV) iodide can be obtained by reacting a perrhenic acid solution (obtained by dissolving rhenium (VII) oxide in water) with hydroiodic acid.

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properties

Rhenium (IV) iodide is a hygroscopic black powder. It is soluble in acetone and ether; hydrolysis occurs in water . In a vacuum it loses iodine at room temperature. Its structure consists of Re ₂ I ₉ units which are connected to the iodine atoms to form zigzag chains.

Individual evidence

↑ ^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. 1613.
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
^ Arnold F. Holleman, Egon Wiberg, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, ISBN 0-12-352651-5 , pp. 1420 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[brauer-1] 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. 1613.

[NV-2] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Arnold_F._Holleman,_Egon_Wiberg,_Nils_Wiberg-3] Arnold F. Holleman, Egon Wiberg, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, ISBN 0-12-352651-5 , pp. 1420 ( limited preview in Google Book search).