Lanthanum diiodide

Lanthanum diiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/La.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: UYZZZMCZZNTWGP-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [I-].[I-].[La+2]
Properties
I2La
Molar mass 392.71441 g·mol−1
Appearance blue-black solid[1]
Density 5.46 g/cm−3[1]
Melting point 830 °C[1]
Related compounds
Other cations
 cerium diiodide
praseodymium diiodide
Related compounds
 lanthanum(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lanthanum diiodide is an iodide of lanthanum, with the chemical formula of LaI2. It is an electride, actually having a chemical formula of La3+[(I−)2e−].[2]

  1. ^ a b c Holt Jr., Smith L. (1983). Inorganic syntheses. Volume 22. New York. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-470-13288-3. OCLC 86223480.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Holleman, Arnold F.; Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG (2017). Anorganische Chemie Band 2. Nebengruppenelemente, Lanthanoide, Actinoide, Transactinoide (in German). Berlin. p. 1789. ISBN 978-3-11-051854-2. OCLC 968134924.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)