Indium(I) iodide explained

Indium monoiodide is a binary inorganic compound of indium metal and iodine with the chemical formula .^{[1] [2]}

Preparation

Indium(I) iodide can be obtained by reacting indium with iodine or indium(III) iodide in vacuum at 300 °C to 400 °C or with mercury(II) iodide at 350 °C.^[3]

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Physical properties

Indium(I) iodide forms a brown-red diamagnetic solid. Its melt is black. The compound has an orthorhombic crystal structure in the space group Cmcm (space group no. 63) with the lattice parameters a = 475 pm, b = 1276 pm, c = 491 pm.^[5]

Chemical properties

Decomposes slowly with hot water:

Reacts with water in the presence of oxygen:^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indium(I) Iodide . . 29 March 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Indium(I) iodide . . 29 March 2024.
3. Gasanov . A. A. . Lobachev . E. A. . Kuznetsov . S. V. . Fedorov . P. P. . Indium monoiodide: Preparation and deep purification . Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry . 1 November 2015 . 60 . 11 . 1333–1336 . 10.1134/S0036023615110066 . 29 March 2024 . en . 1531-8613.
4. Book: Rieke . Reuben D. . Chemical Synthesis Using Highly Reactive Metals . 30 November 2016 . . 978-1-118-92914-8 . 242 . 29 March 2024 . en.
5. Fedorov . P P . Popov . A I . Simoneaux . R L . Indium iodides . Russian Chemical Reviews . 31 March 2017 . 86 . 3 . 240–268 . 10.1070/RCR4609. 2017RuCRv..86..240F .
6. Book: Satya . Prakash . Advanced Chemistry of Rare Elements . 2013 . S. Chand Publishing . 978-81-219-4254-6 . 244 . 29 March 2024 . en.