Iron(III) iodide

Iron(III) iodide
Names
	IUPAC name Iron(III) iodide
	Other names Ferric iodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	15600-49-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	76688;
PubChem CID	85017;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50935338;
	InChI InChI=1S/Fe.3HI/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 Key: HEJPGFRXUXOTGM-UHFFFAOYSA-K;
	SMILES [Fe+3].[I-].[I-].[I-];
Properties
Chemical formula	FeI3
Molar mass	436.56 g/mol
Appearance	Black solid
Solubility in water	decomposes
Solubility	sparingly soluble in dichloromethane
Related compounds
Other anions	FeF3, FeCl3, FeBr3
Other cations	ScI3, TiI3, VI3, MoI3, WI3, RhI3, BiI3
Related compounds	FeI2
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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.^[1]

^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1083–1084. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

[G&E-1] Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1083–1084. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

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