Zirconium(III) iodide

Zirconium(III) iodide
Ball-and-stick model of a polymer chain of face-sharing octahedra in the crystal structure of zirconium(III) iodide
Ball-and-stick model of the packing of polymer chains in the crystal structure of zirconium(III) iodide
Names
IUPAC name
Zirconium triiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3HI.Zr/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: BPVKTQRLRAVYEX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [Zr+3].[I-].[I-].[I-]
Properties
I3Zr
Molar mass 471.937 g·mol−1
Appearance dark blue crystals[1]
Melting point 727 °C (1,341 °F; 1,000 K)
Structure
Orthorhombic
Pmmn, No. 59
a = 12.594 Å, b = 6.679 Å, c = 7.292 Å
Related compounds
Other anions
 Zirconium(III) chloride
Zirconium(III) bromide
Other cations
 Titanium(III) iodide
Hafnium(III) iodide
Related compounds
 Zirconium(IV) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Zirconium(III) iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula ZrI3.

  1. ^ William M. Haynes, ed. (2013). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (94th ed.). CRC Press. p. 4-101. ISBN 978-1466571143.