Carbon tetraiodide

Carbon tetraiodide
Stereo, skeletal formula of carbon tetraiodide

Carbon tetraiodide crystals (left)
Solution in Et2O (right)
Ball and stick model of carbon tetraiodide
Ball and stick model of carbon tetraiodide
Spacefill model of carbon tetraiodide
Spacefill model of carbon tetraiodide
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Tetraiodomethane[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1733108
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.335 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 208-068-5
RTECS number
  • FG4960000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/CI4/c2-1(3,4)5 checkY
    Key: JOHCVVJGGSABQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • IC(I)(I)I
Properties
CI4
Molar mass 519.629 g·mol−1
Appearance Dark violet crystals
Density 4.32 g mL−1
-136·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Tetragonal
Tetrahedral
0 D
Thermochemistry
0.500 J K−1 g−1
384.0–400.4 kJ mol−1
−794.4–−778.4 kJ mol−1
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
toxic
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P305+P351+P338
Related compounds
Other anions
Carbon tetrafluoride
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon tetrabromide
Other cations
Silicon tetraiodide
Germanium tetraiodide
Tin(IV) iodide
Related alkanes
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Carbon tetraiodide is a tetrahalomethane with the molecular formula . Being bright red, it is a relatively rare example of a highly colored methane derivative. It is only 2.3% by weight carbon, although other methane derivatives are known with still less carbon.

  1. ^ "Tetraiodomethane - Compound Summary". PubChem Compound. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 27 March 2005. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 29 February 2012.