Chemistry:Astatine monoiodide

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Astatine monoiodide
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Names
IUPAC name
Astatine monoiodide
Other names
Astatine iodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
AtI
Molar mass 336.904 g/mol
Related compounds
Other anions
Astatine monobromide
Astatine monochloride
Related interhalogen compounds
Iodine monochloride
Iodine monofluoride
Bromine monochloride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Astatine monoiodide is an interhalogen compound with the chemical formula AtI. It is the heaviest known interhalogen compound (with the possible exception of iodine pentabromide, IBr5, whose existence is disputed).

Production

Astatine monoiodide is produced by the direct combination of astatine and iodine in a 1:1 molar ratio:[1]

2 At + I2 → 2 AtI

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