Bismuth(III) iodide
Bismuth(III) iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula BiI3. This gray-black salt is the product of the reaction of bismuth and iodine, which once was of interest in qualitative inorganic analysis.[2][3]
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Bismuth(III) iodide | |
Other names
Bismuth iodide, bismuth triiodide | |
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BiI3 | |
Molar mass | 589.69 g/mol |
Appearance | Greenish-black crystals |
Density | 5.778 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 408.6 °C (767.5 °F; 681.8 K) |
Boiling point | 542 °C (1,008 °F; 815 K)[1] |
0.7761 mg/100 mL (20 °C) | |
Solubility | 50 g/100 mL ethanol 50 g/100 mL 2 M hydrochloric acid |
−200.5·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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Trigonal, hR24 | |
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GHS Signal word | Danger |
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H314 |
P260, P264, P280, P301+330+331, P303+361+353, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P321, P363, P405, P501 | |
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Other anions |
Bismuth(III) fluoride Bismuth(III) chloride Bismuth(III) bromide |
Other cations |
Nitrogen triiodide Phosphorus triiodide Antimony triiodide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Bismuth(III) iodide adopts a distinctive crystal structure, with iodide centres occupying a hexagonally closest-packed lattice, and bismuth centres occupying either none or two-thirds of the octahedral holes (alternating by layer), therefore it is said to occupy one third of the total octahedral holes.[4][5]
Synthesis
Bismuth(III) iodide forms upon heating an intimate mixture of iodine and bismuth powder:[6][7]
- 2Bi + 3I2 → 2BiI3
BiI3 can also be made by the reaction of bismuth oxide with aqueous hydroiodic acid:[8]
- Bi2O3(s) + 6HI(aq) → 2BiI3(s) + 3H2O(l)
Reactions
Since bismuth(III) iodide is insoluble in water, an aqueous solution can be tested for the presence of Bi3+ ions by adding a source of iodide such as potassium iodide. A black precipitate of bismuth(III) iodide indicates a positive test.[9]
Bismuth(III) iodide forms iodobismuth(III) anions when heated with halide donors:[10]
- 2 NaI + BiI3 → Na2[BiI5]
References
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- Watt, George W.; Hakki, Wafai W.; Choppin, Gregory R. (1953). "Bismuth(III) Iodide (Bismuth Triiodide)". Inorganic Syntheses. 4: 114–116. doi:10.1002/9780470132357.ch38.
- Erdmann, Hugo; Dunlap, Frederick Leavy (1900), Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, New York: John Wiley & Sons, p. 76, retrieved 2008-06-19
- Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 559. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
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