Tantalum(V) iodide

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Tantalum(V) iodide
Names
Other names
Tantalum pentaiodide
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 238-742-4
  • InChI=1S/5HI.Ta/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5
    Key: MISXNQITXACHNJ-UHFFFAOYSA-I
  • [I-].[I-].[I-].[I-].[I-].[Ta+5]
Properties
Ta2I10
Molar mass 1631
Appearance black solid
Density 5.8 g/cm3
Melting point 382[1] °C (720 °F; 655 K) sublimes
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: Toxic
Danger
H314, H331
P260, P261, P264, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P311, P321, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Tantalum(V) iodide is the

niobium(V) iodide, tantalum(V) chloride, and tantalum(V) bromide
all share this structural motif.

Synthesis and structure

Tantalum pentaiodide forms from the reaction of

aluminium triiodide:[4]

3 Ta2O5 + 10 AlI3 → 6 TaI5 + 5 Al2O3

References

  1. S2CID 67778953
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  2. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4
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  3. doi:10.1107/S0567740879009778
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  4. ^ G. Braurer (1963). "Niobium(V) and Tantalum(V) Bromides". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1. NY, NY: Academic Press. p. 1311.
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