Chemistry:Protactinium tetraiodide

From HandWiki
Protactinium tetraiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
I4Pa
Molar mass 738.65376 g·mol−1
Appearance black crystals
Related compounds
Related compounds
uranium tetraiodide, thorium tetraiodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Tracking categories (test):

Protactinium tetraiodide is a binary inorganic compound of protactinium metal and iodine with the chemical formula PaI
4
.[1][2]

Synthesis

Protactinium tetraiodide can be prepared by reducing the pentaiodide with aluminum at about 400 °C:[3]

3PaI
5
+ Al → 3PaI
4
+ AlI
3

Also, a reaction of hydrogen reduction of protactinium(V) iodide at 400 °C:[4]

2PaI
5
+ H
2
→ 2PaI
4
+ 2HI

Physical properties

The compound forms black or dark green crystals.[4] The structure is not known.[5]

Chemical properties

The compound is oxidized by antimony trioxide when heated in a vacuum:[6]

3PaI
4
+ Sb
2
O
3
→ 3PaOI
2
+ 2SbI
3
2PaI
4
+ SiO
2
→ 2PaOI
2
+ SiI
4

References

HI He
LiI BeI2 BI3 CI4 NI3 I2O4,
I2O5,
I4O9
IF,
IF3,
IF5,
IF7
Ne
NaI MgI2 AlI3 SiI4 PI3,
P2I4
S ICl,
ICl3
Ar
KI CaI2 Sc TiI4 VI3 CrI3 MnI2 FeI2 CoI2 NiI2 CuI ZnI2 Ga2I6 GeI2,
GeI4
AsI3 Se IBr Kr
RbI SrI2 YI3 ZrI4 NbI5 Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd AgI CdI2 InI3 SnI4,
SnI2
SbI3 TeI4 I Xe
CsI BaI2   HfI4 TaI5 W Re Os Ir Pt AuI Hg2I2,
HgI2
TlI PbI2 BiI3 Po AtI Rn
Fr RaI2   Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og
La Ce Pr Nd Pm SmI2 Eu Gd TbI3 Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Ac ThI4 Pa UI3,
UI4
Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf EsI3 Fm Md No Lr

Template:Actinide halides