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IUPAC name
Europium(III) iodide
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Other names
Europium triiodide
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.941 |
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Properties | |
EuI 3 | |
Molar mass | 532.677 g mol−1 |
Appearance | colourless crystals [2] |
Melting point | decomposes [1] |
Structure [1] [3] [4] | |
BiI3 | |
octahedral | |
Related compounds | |
Other
anions
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EuF3, EuCl3, EuBr3 |
Other
cations
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SmI3, GdI3 |
Related compounds
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EuI2 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Europium(III) iodide is an inorganic compound containing europium and iodine with the chemical formula EuI3. [1]
Europium metal reacts directly with iodine to form europium(III) iodide: [5]
Hydrated europium(III) iodide can be prepared dissolving europium(III) oxide or europium(III) carbonate in hydroiodic acid: [1] [6]
Europium powder reacts with iodine in THF to form a THF adduct of europium(III) iodide: [7] [8]
The adduct can be formulated more simply as EuI3(THF)3.5.
Europium(III) iodide adopts the bismuth(III) iodide (BiI3) crystal structure type, [3] [4] with octahedral coordination of each Eu3+ ion by 6 iodide ions. [1]
Europium(III) iodide is used as the starting material for two of the main ways of preparing europium(II) iodide: [9]
Reduction with hydrogen gas at 350 °C:
Thermal decomposition [1] at 200 °C, a disproportionation reaction:
Europium(III) iodide nonahydrate, EuI3·9H2O, thermally decomposes to europium(II) iodide dihydrate, EuI2·H2O. [10]