Tin(II) iodide

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Tin(II) iodide
Sn2+ (I)2
Names
IUPAC name
tin(II) iodide
Other names
stannous iodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 233-667-3
PubChem CID
UNII
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  • [Sn](I)I
Properties
I2Sn
Molar mass 372.519 g·mol−1
Appearancered to red-orange solid
Density 5.28 g/cm3
Melting point 320 °C (608 °F; 593 K)
Boiling point 714 °C (1,317 °F; 987 K)
0.98 g/100 g
Related compounds
Other anions
tin dichloride, tin(II) bromide
Other cations
lead(II) iodide
Related compounds
tin tetraiodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tin(II) iodide, also known as stannous iodide, is the inorganic compound with the formula SnI2. It is a red-orange solid. It reacts with iodine to give tin(IV) iodide. [1]

Tin(II) iodide can be synthesised by heating metallic tin with a mixture iodine in 2 M hydrochloric acid. [2] [1]

Sn + I2 → SnI2

Structture

Structure of solid SnI2. Color code: violet = I, gray = Sn. SnI2.png
Structure of solid SnI2. Color code: violet = I, gray = Sn.

It crystallizes in a unique motif. According to X-ray crystallography, some Sn(II) centers are bound to six iodide ligands others Sn(II) sites are distorted. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Stolzenberg, Alan M. (2014). "Tin(II) Iodide". Inorganic Syntheses. 36: 240. doi:10.1002/9781118744994.ch44.
  2. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 380–381. ISBN   978-0-08-037941-8.
  3. Howie, R. A.; Moser, W.; Trevena, I. C. (1972). "The Crystal Structure of Tin(II) Iodide". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 28 (10): 2965–2971. Bibcode:1972AcCrB..28.2965H. doi:10.1107/S0567740872007290.