Germanium(II) iodide

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Germanium(II) iodide
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Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 236-998-1
PubChem CID
  • I[Ge]I
Properties
GeI2
Molar mass 326.439 g·mol−1
Appearanceyellow solid [1]
Density 5.37 g·cm−3 (25 °C) [2]
Melting point 428 °C [3]
Boiling point 550 °C (decomposes) [3]
Structure
P3m1 (No. 164) [4]
Related compounds
Other anions
germanium(II) fluoride
germanium(II) chloride
germanium(II) bromide
Other cations
tin(II) iodide
lead(II) iodide
Related compounds
germanium(IV) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Germanium(II) iodide is an iodide of germanium, with the chemical formula of GeI2.

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Preparation

Germanium(II) iodide can be produced by reacting germanium(IV) iodide with hydriodic acid and hypophosphorous acid and water: [1]

GeI4 + H2O + H3PO2 → GeI2 + H3PO3 + 2 HI

It can also be formed by the reaction of germanium monosulfide or germanium monoxide and hydrogen iodide. [1]

GeO + 2 HI → GeI2 + H2O
GeS + 2 HI → GeI2 + H2S}

It can also be produced from the direct reaction of germanium and iodine at 200 – 400 °C: [1]

Ge + I2 → GeI2

Germanium(II) iodide can also be formed from the decomposition of HGeI3, which can be prepared by reacting HGeCl3 with hydroiodic acid: [5]

HGeCl3 + 3 HI → HGeI3 + HCl
HGeI3 → GeI2 + HI

Properties

Germanium(II) iodide is a yellow crystal that slowly hydrolyzes into germanium(II) hydroxide in the presence of moisture. It is insoluble in hydrocarbons and slightly soluble in chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. It has a cadmium iodide structure with lattice parameters a = 413 pm and c = 679 pm. [1] It disproportionates to germanium and germanium tetraiodide at 550 °C. [6]

Applications

Germanium(II) iodide can react with carbene to form stable compounds. [2] It is also used in the electronics industry to produce germanium layers epitaxially through disproportionation reactions. [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hydrogen iodide</span> Chemical compound

Hydrogen iodide is a diatomic molecule and hydrogen halide. Aqueous solutions of HI are known as hydroiodic acid or hydriodic acid, a strong acid. Hydrogen iodide and hydroiodic acid are, however, different in that the former is a gas under standard conditions, whereas the other is an aqueous solution of the gas. They are interconvertible. HI is used in organic and inorganic synthesis as one of the primary sources of iodine and as a reducing agent.

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

Gold(III) chloride, traditionally called auric chloride, is an inorganic compound of gold and chlorine with the molecular formula Au2Cl6. The "III" in the name indicates that the gold has an oxidation state of +3, typical for many gold compounds. It has two forms, the monohydrate (AuCl3·H2O) and the anhydrous form, which are both hygroscopic and light-sensitive solids. This compound is a dimer of AuCl3. This compound has a few uses, such as an oxidizing agent and for catalyzing various organic reactions.

Iodine can form compounds using multiple oxidation states. Iodine is quite reactive, but it is much less reactive than the other halogens. For example, while chlorine gas will halogenate carbon monoxide, nitric oxide, and sulfur dioxide, iodine will not do so. Furthermore, iodination of metals tends to result in lower oxidation states than chlorination or bromination; for example, rhenium metal reacts with chlorine to form rhenium hexachloride, but with bromine it forms only rhenium pentabromide and iodine can achieve only rhenium tetraiodide. By the same token, however, since iodine has the lowest ionisation energy among the halogens and is the most easily oxidised of them, it has a more significant cationic chemistry and its higher oxidation states are rather more stable than those of bromine and chlorine, for example in iodine heptafluoride.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bismuth chloride</span> Chemical compound

Bismuth chloride (or butter of bismuth) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula BiCl3. It is a covalent compound and is the common source of the Bi3+ ion. In the gas phase and in the crystal, the species adopts a pyramidal structure, in accord with VSEPR theory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germanium iodides</span>

Germanium iodide is a chemical compound of germanium and iodine. Two such compounds exist: germanium(II) iodide, GeI2, and germanium(IV) iodide GeI4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germanium dichloride</span> Chemical compound

Germanium dichloride is a chemical compound of germanium and chlorine with the formula GeCl2. It is a yellow solid. Germanium dichloride is an example of a compound featuring germanium in the +2 oxidation state.

<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.

Germanium(IV) iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula GeI4.

Iron(III) iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula FeI3. It is a thermodynamically unstable compound that is difficult to prepare. Nevertheless, iron(III) iodide has been synthesised in small quantities in the absence of air and water.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tetraiodine nonoxide</span> Chemical compound

Tetraiodine nonoxide is an iodine oxide with the chemical formula I4O9.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Europium compounds</span> Compounds with at least one europium atom

Europium compounds are compounds formed by the lanthanide metal europium (Eu). In these compounds, europium generally exhibits the +3 oxidation state, such as EuCl3, Eu(NO3)3 and Eu(CH3COO)3. Compounds with europium in the +2 oxidation state are also known. The +2 ion of europium is the most stable divalent ion of lanthanide metals in aqueous solution. Many europium compounds fluoresce under ultraviolet light due to the excitation of electrons to higher energy levels. Lipophilic europium complexes often feature acetylacetonate-like ligands, e.g., Eufod.

<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
3
.

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

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

Gadolinium(III) iodide is an iodide of gadolinium, with the chemical formula of GdI3. It is a yellow, highly hygroscopic solid with a bismuth(III) iodide-type crystal structure. In air, it quickly absorbs moisture and forms hydrates. The corresponding oxide iodide is also readily formed at elevated temperature.

Promethium(III) iodide is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula of PmI3. It is radioactive.

Ytterbium compounds are chemical compounds that contain the element ytterbium (Yb). The chemical behavior of ytterbium is similar to that of the rest of the lanthanides. Most ytterbium compounds are found in the +3 oxidation state, and its salts in this oxidation state are nearly colorless. Like europium, samarium, and thulium, the trihalides of ytterbium can be reduced to the dihalides by hydrogen, zinc dust, or by the addition of metallic ytterbium. The +2 oxidation state occurs only in solid compounds and reacts in some ways similarly to the alkaline earth metal compounds; for example, ytterbium(II) oxide (YbO) shows the same structure as calcium oxide (CaO).

Ruthenium(III) iodide is a chemical compound containing ruthenium and iodine with the formula RuI3. It is a black solid.

Americium compounds are compounds containing the element americium (Am). These compounds can form in the +2, +3, and +4, although the +3 oxidation state is the most common. The +5, +6 and +7 oxidation states have also been reported.

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

Ytterbium(III) iodide is one of ytterbium's iodides, with the chemical formula of YbI3.

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

Plutonium(III) iodide is the iodide of plutonium with the chemical formula PuI3.

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