Beryllium iodide

Beryllium iodide
Names
	Systematic IUPAC name Beryllium iodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	7787-53-3 ;
3D model ( JSmol)	Interactive image; Interactive image;
ChemSpider	74209 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.199
PubChem CID	82231;
UNII	9E9VD36EWN ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID9064849 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/Be.2HI/h;21H/q+2;;/p-2 Key: JUCWKFHIHJQTFR-UHFFFAOYSA-L ; InChI=1/Be.2HI/h;21H/q+2;;/p-2 Key: JUCWKFHIHJQTFR-NUQVWONBAT;
	SMILES I[Be]I; I[Be-2](I)([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1([I+]1)[I+][Be-2]1(I)I;
Properties
Chemical formula	BeI2
Molar mass	262.821 g/mol
Appearance	colorless needle-like crystals
Density	4.325 g/cm3
Melting point	480 °C (896 °F; 753 K)
Boiling point	590 °C (1,094 °F; 863 K)
Solubility in water	reacts with water[citation needed]
Solubility	Slightly soluble in CS2; Soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether
Structure
Crystal structure	orthorhombic
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	71.14 J/(mol × K)
Std molar; entropy (S⦵298)	130 J/mol K
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	-192.62 kJ/mol
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG⦵)	-210 kJ/mol
Std enthalpy of; combustion (ΔcH⦵298)	19 kJ/mol
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	see Berylliosis
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 3 2 W
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 0.002 mg/m3; C 0.005 mg/m3 (30 minutes), with a maximum peak of 0.025 mg/m3 (as Be)
REL (Recommended)	Ca C 0.0005 mg/m3 (as Be)
IDLH (Immediate danger)	Ca [4 mg/m3 (as Be)]
Related compounds
Other anions	Beryllium fluoride; Beryllium chloride; Beryllium bromide
Other cations	magnesium iodide; calcium iodide; strontium iodide; barium iodide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Beryllium iodide is the

hygroscopic

white solid.

Reactions

Beryllium iodide can be prepared by reacting beryllium metal with elemental iodine at temperatures of 500 °C to 700 °C:^[1]

Be + I₂ → BeI₂

Beryllium iodide is also formed when beryllium carbide reacts with hydrogen iodide in the gas phase:

Be₂C + 4 HI → 2 BeI₂ + CH₄

Beryllium iodide reacts with fluorine giving beryllium fluoride and fluorides of iodine, with chlorine giving beryllium chloride, and with bromine giving beryllium bromide.

Structure

Two forms (

polymorphs) of BeI₂ are known. Both structures consist tetrahedral Be²⁺ centers interconnected by doubly bridging iodide ligands. One form consist of edge-sharing polytetrahedra. The other form resembles zinc iodide with interconnected adamantane-like cages.^[4]

Applications

Beryllium iodide can be used in the preparation of high-purity beryllium by the decomposition of the compound on a hot

tungsten filament

.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Perry, Dale L.; Phillips, Sidney L. (1995), Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, CRC Press, p. 63,
ISBN 0-8493-8671-3
, retrieved 2007-12-10

^ Parsons, Charles Lathrop (1909), The Chemistry and Literature of Beryllium, Easton, Pa.: Chemical Publishing, pp. 22–23, retrieved 2007-12-10
^ ^a ^b ^c NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0054". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
^ Troyanov, S.I. (2000). "Crystal Modifications of Beryllium Dihalides BeCl₂, BeBr₂ and BeI₂". Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii. 45: 1619–1624.

[hand-1] Perry, Dale L.; Phillips, Sidney L. (1995), Handbook of Inorganic Compounds, CRC Press, p. 63,
ISBN 0-8493-8671-3
, retrieved 2007-12-10

[lit-2] Parsons, Charles Lathrop (1909), The Chemistry and Literature of Beryllium, Easton, Pa.: Chemical Publishing, pp. 22–23, retrieved 2007-12-10

[PGCH-3] NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0054". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

[4] Troyanov, S.I. (2000). "Crystal Modifications of Beryllium Dihalides BeCl₂, BeBr₂ and BeI₂". Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii. 45: 1619–1624.

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