Thorium diiodide

Thorium diiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2HI.Th/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: WASWCTHKYRRDNN-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Th+2].[I-].[I-]
Properties
ThI2
Molar mass 612.75
Appearance golden metallic
Density 7.21 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 850 °C[2]
soluble
Structure
hexagonal
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Radioactive
Related compounds
Other cations
 Cerium diiodide
Praseodymium diiodide
Gadolinium diiodide
Related compounds
 Thorium triiodide
Thorium tetraiodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Thorium diiodide is an iodide of thorium, with the chemical formula of ThI2. It is an electride with the ionic formula Th4+(I-)2e-2. It is air-sensitive.[3]

  1. ^ Guggenberger, Lloyd J.; Jacobson, R. A. (November 1968). "Crystal structure of thorium diiodide". Inorganic Chemistry. 7 (11): 2257–2260. doi:10.1021/ic50069a017. ISSN 0020-1669.
  2. ^ Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, J.; Morss, Lester R. (2010). The chemistry of the actinide and transactinide elements (4th ed.). Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0.
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