Triiodide

Triiodide
Skeletal formula of triiodide
Skeletal formula of triiodide
Spacefill model of triiodide
Spacefill model of triiodide
Names
IUPAC name
Triiodide anion
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/I3/c1-3-2/q-1 checkY
    Key: WRTMQOHKMFDUKX-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • I[I-]I
Properties
I
3
Molar mass 380.71341 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

In chemistry, triiodide usually refers to the triiodide ion, I
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.[1]

  1. ^ "Halogens as oxidising agents - Chemguide".