Rhenium tetraiodide Names Other namesRhenium(IV) iodide, tetraiodorhenium
Identifiers ChemSpider InChI=1S/4HI.Re/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
Key: KGKLLWHEYDUTBF-UHFFFAOYSA-J
Properties I 4 Re Molar mass −1 Appearance black solid Density g/cm3 reacts with water Related compounds Related compounds
Iridium tetraiodide Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Rhenium tetraiodide is a binary chemical compound ofrhenium andiodide with the chemical formulaReI4 .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Rhenium tetraiodide can be obtained via the reduction ofperrhenic acid withhydrogen iodide :[ 4]
2HReO4 + 14HI4 → 2ReI4 + 3I2 + 8H2 O Physical properties [ edit ] Rhenium tetraiodide forms black solid substance which is soluble inacetone andether . Hydrolyzed by water, hygroscopic.[ 5]
Chemical properties [ edit ] Rhenium tetraiodide is hydrolyzed by water:[ 5]
ReI4 + 2H2 O → ReO2 + 4HI Rhenium tetraiodide decomposes when heated:[ 5] [ 6]
ReI4 → ReI3 , ReI2 , ReI, I2 ^ "WebElements Periodic Table » Rhenium » rhenium tetraiodide" . webelements.com. Retrieved7 May 2023 .^ Brown, D.; Colton, R. (June 1963)."Preparation of Rhenium Tetrachloride" Nature 198 (4887):1300– 1301.Bibcode :1963Natur.198.1300B .doi :10.1038/1981300a0 .ISSN 1476-4687 .S2CID 4208748 . Retrieved7 May 2023 . ^ Colton, R.; Levitus, R.; Wilkinson, G. (1 January 1960)."806. Some complex compounds of rhenium" Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) :4121– 4126.doi :10.1039/JR9600004121 .ISSN 0368-1769 . Retrieved7 May 2023 . ^ Kemmitt, R. D. W.; Peacock, R. D. (26 January 2016).The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry Elsevier . p. 921.ISBN 978-1-4831-8762-4 . Retrieved7 May 2023 . ^a b c Savit︠s︡kiĭ, Evgeniĭ Mikhaĭlovich; Tulkina, Marii︠a︡ Aronovna; Povarova, Kira Borisovna (1970).Rhenium Alloys . Retrieved9 May 2023 . ^ "CharChem. Rhenium(IV) iodide" . easychem.org. Retrieved9 May 2023 .
Rhenium(0)
Rhenium(I)
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Salts and covalent derivatives of the
iodide ion
