Rhenium tetraiodide

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Rhenium tetraiodide
Names
Other names
Rhenium(IV) iodide, tetraiodorhenium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/4HI.Re/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: KGKLLWHEYDUTBF-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • I[Re](I)(I)I
Properties
I4Re
Molar mass 693.825 g·mol−1
Appearanceblack solid
Density g/cm3
reacts with water
Related compounds
Related compounds
Iridium tetraiodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Rhenium tetraiodide is a binary chemical compound of rhenium and iodide with the chemical formula ReI
4
. [1] [2] [3]

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Synthesis

Rhenium tetraiodide can be obtained via the reduction of perrhenic acid with hydrogen iodide: [4]

2HReO4 + 14HI4 → 2ReI4 + 3I2 + 8H2O

Physical properties

Rhenium tetraiodide forms black solid substance which is soluble in acetone and ether. Hydrolyzed by water, hygroscopic. [5]

Chemical properties

Rhenium tetraiodide is hydrolyzed by water: [5]

ReI4 + 2H2O → ReO2 + 4HI

Rhenium tetraiodide decomposes when heated: [5] [6]

ReI4 → ReI3, ReI2, ReI, I2

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3
. This anion, one of the polyhalogen ions, is composed of three iodine atoms. It is formed by combining aqueous solutions of iodide salts and iodine. Some salts of the anion have been isolated, including thallium(I) triiodide (Tl+[I3]) and ammonium triiodide ([NH4]+[I3]). Triiodide is observed to be a red colour in solution.

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4
I
. It is an example of a salt containing an unsubstituted phosphonium cation. Phosphonium iodide is commonly used as storage for phosphine and as a reagent for substituting phosphorus into organic molecules.

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5
.

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4
.

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3
.

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