Tantalum(IV) iodide

Tantalum(IV) iodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/4HI.Ta/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: YGGDPBCUKJOEGM-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [I-].[I-].[I-].[I-].[Ta+4]
Properties
TaI4
Molar mass 688.57
Appearance black solid[1]
Melting point 398 °C (671 K) (decomposes)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tantalum(IV) iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula TaI4. It dissolves in water to give a green solution, but the color fades when left in the air and produces a white precipitate.[2]

  1. ^ Georg Brauer: Handbuch der präparativen anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearb. Auflage. Band III. Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0, pp. 1455.
  2. ^ Robert F. Rolsten (Jun 1958). "Preparation and X-ray Study of Some Tantalum Halides". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80 (12): 2952–2953. doi:10.1021/ja01545a011. ISSN 0002-7863. Retrieved 2021-03-24.