Cerium diiodide

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Cerium diiodide
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Ce.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: ORCLLRHIKXTOMX-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [I-].[I-].[Ce+2]
Properties
CeI2
Molar mass 393.925 g·mol−1
Appearancebronze solid [1]
Melting point 808 °C [1]
Structure
I4/mmm (No. 139)
Related compounds
Other cations
lanthanum diiodide
praseodymium diiodide
neodymium(II) iodide
Related compounds
cerium(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cerium diiodide is an iodide of cerium, with the chemical formula of CeI2.

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Preparation

Cerium diiodide can be obtained from the reduction of cerium(III) iodide with metallic cerium under vacuum at 800 °C to 900 °C. [2]

Ce + 2 CeI3 → CeI2

It can also be formed from the reaction of cerium and ammonium iodide in liquid ammonia at −78 °C. The reaction forms an ammonia complex of cerium diiodide, which decomposes to cerium diiodide under vacuum at 200 °C. [2]

Ce + 2 NH4I → CeI2 + 2 NH3 + H2

It was first created by John D. Corbett in 1961. [3]

Properties

Cerium diiodide is an opaque dark solid with a metal-like appearance and properties. There is no cerium(II) in cerium diiodide, and its real structure is Ce3+(I)2e. It is easily hydrolyzed to form the corresponding iodide oxide. [2] Like lanthanum diiodide and praseodymium diiodide, the cerium diiodide forms in the MoSi2-type structure, [4] with space group I4/mmm (No. 139). [5]

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The lanthanide or lanthanoid series of chemical elements comprises at least the 14 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers 57–70, from lanthanum through ytterbium. In the periodic table, they fill the 4f orbitals. Lutetium is also sometimes considered a lanthanide, despite being a d-block element and a transition metal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samarium(II) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Samarium(II) iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula SmI2. When employed as a solution for organic synthesis, it is known as Kagan's reagent. SmI2 is a green solid and forms a dark blue solution in THF. It is a strong one-electron reducing agent that is used in organic synthesis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cerium(III) chloride</span> Chemical compound

Cerium(III) chloride (CeCl3), also known as cerous chloride or cerium trichloride, is a compound of cerium and chlorine. It is a white hygroscopic salt; it rapidly absorbs water on exposure to moist air to form a hydrate, which appears to be of variable composition, though the heptahydrate CeCl3·7H2O is known. It is highly soluble in water, and (when anhydrous) it is soluble in ethanol and acetone.

The Reformatsky reaction is an organic reaction which condenses aldehydes or ketones with α-halo esters using metallic zinc to form β-hydroxy-esters:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mercury(II) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Mercury(II) iodide is a chemical compound with the molecular formula HgI2. It is typically produced synthetically but can also be found in nature as the extremely rare mineral coccinite. Unlike the related mercury(II) chloride it is hardly soluble in water (<100 ppm).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cobalt(II) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Cobalt(II) iodide or cobaltous iodide are the inorganic compounds with the formula CoI2 and the hexahydrate CoI2(H2O)6. These salts are the principal iodides of cobalt.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reductions with samarium(II) iodide</span>

Reductions with samarium(II) iodide involve the conversion of various classes of organic compounds into reduced products through the action of samarium(II) iodide, a mild one-electron reducing agent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Californium compounds</span>

Few compounds of californium have been made and studied. The only californium ion that is stable in aqueous solutions is the californium(III) cation. The other two oxidation states are IV (strong oxidizing agents) and II (strong reducing agents). The element forms a water-soluble chloride, nitrate, perchlorate, and sulfate and is precipitated as a fluoride, oxalate or hydroxide. If problems of availability of the element could be overcome, then CfBr2 and CfI2 would likely be stable.

Praseodymium compounds are compounds formed by the lanthanide metal praseodymium (Pr). In these compounds, praseodymium generally exhibits the +3 oxidation state, such as PrCl3, Pr(NO3)3 and Pr(CH3COO)3. However, compounds with praseodymium in the +2 and +4 oxidation states, and unlike other lanthanides, the +5 oxidation state, are also known.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neodymium(II) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Neodymium(II) iodide or neodymium diiodide is an inorganic salt of iodine and neodymium the formula NdI2. Neodymium uses the +2 oxidation state in the compound.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Praseodymium(III) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Praseodymium(III) iodide is an inorganic salt, consisting of the rare-earth metal praseodymium and iodine, with the chemical formula PrI3. It forms green crystals. It is soluble in water.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Praseodymium diiodide</span> Chemical compound

Praseodymium diiodide is a chemical compound with the empirical formula of PrI2, consisting of praseodymium and iodine. It is an electride, with the ionic formula of Pr3+(I)2e, and therefore not a true praseodymium(II) compound.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lanthanum(III) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Lanthanum(III) iodide is an inorganic compound containing lanthanum and iodine with the chemical formula LaI
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.

Europium(III) iodide is an inorganic compound containing europium and iodine with the chemical formula EuI3.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lutetium(III) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Lutetium(III) iodide or lutetium iodide is an inorganic compound consisting of iodine and lutetium, with the chemical formula of LuI3.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gadolinium diiodide</span> Chemical compound

Gadolinium diiodide is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula of GdI2. It is an electride, with the ionic formula of Gd3+(I)2e, and therefore not a true gadolinium(II) compound. It is ferromagnetic at 276 K with a saturation magnetization of 7.3 B; it exhibits a large negative magnetoresistance (~70%) at 7 T near room temperature. It can be obtained by reacting gadolinium and gadolinium(III) iodide at a high temperature:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lanthanum diiodide</span> Chemical compound

Lanthanum diiodide is an iodide of lanthanum, with the chemical formula of LaI2. It is an electride, actually having a chemical formula of La3+[(I)2e].

Cerium compounds are compounds containing the element cerium (Ce), a lanthanide. Cerium exists in two main oxidation states, Ce(III) and Ce(IV). This pair of adjacent oxidation states dominates several aspects of the chemistry of this element. Cerium(IV) aqueous solutions may be prepared by reacting cerium(III) solutions with the strong oxidizing agents peroxodisulfate or bismuthate. The value of E(Ce4+/Ce3+) varies widely depending on conditions due to the relative ease of complexation and hydrolysis with various anions, although +1.72 V is representative. Cerium is the only lanthanide which has important aqueous and coordination chemistry in the +4 oxidation state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tungsten(II) iodide</span> Chemical compound

Tungsten(II) iodide is an iodide of tungsten, with the chemical formula [W6I8]I4, or abbreviated as WI2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thorium diiodide</span> Chemical compound

Thorium diiodide is an iodide of thorium, with the chemical formula of ThI2. It is an electride with the ionic formula Th4+(I-)2e-2. It is air-sensitive.

References

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