- Tellurium tetraiodide
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OtherNames = tellurium(IV) iodide
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 7790-48-9
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Formula = TeI4
MolarMass = 635.22 g/mol
Appearance = black crystals
Density = 5.05 g/cm³, solid
MeltingPt = 280°C
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CrystalStruct = orthorhombic
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EUClass = not listedTellurium tetraiodide (TeI4) is an
inorganic chemical compound . It has a tetrameric structure which is different from the tetrameric solid forms of TeCl4 and TeBr4.Greenwood&Earnshaw] In TeI4 the Te atoms are octahedrally coordinated and edges of the octahedra are shared.TeI4 can be prepared from the elements or by reacting Te and
iodomethane , CH3I.. In the vapour TeI4 dissociates"Inorganic Chemistry",Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman Elsevier 2001 ISBN 0123526515] ::TeI4 → TeI2 + I2
It is a conductor when molten, dissociating into the ions TeI3+ and I−. In solvents with donor properties such as
acetonitrile , CH3CN ionic complexes are formed which make the solution conducting::TeI4 + 2CH3CN → (CH3CN)2TeI3+ + I−References
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