Molybdenum Iodide (III)

Molybdenum (III) iodide is an inorganic compound, a salt of a molybdenum metal and hydroiodic acid with the formula MoI ₃ , black crystals.

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{\mathsf {2Mo(CO)_{6}+3I_{2}\ {\xrightarrow {105^{o}C}}\ 2MoI_{3}+12CO}}

{\ displaystyle {\ mathsf {2Mo (CO) _ {6} + 3I_ {2} \ {\ xrightarrow {105 ^ {o} C}} \ 2MoI_ {3} + 12CO}}}

Passing gaseous hydrogen iodide through a solution of molybdenum (V) chloride in carbon disulfide :

{\mathsf {MoCl_{5}+5HI\ {\xrightarrow {}}\ MoI_{3}+I_{2}+5HCl}}

{\ displaystyle {\ mathsf {MoCl_ {5} + 5HI \ {\ xrightarrow {}} \ MoI_ {3} + I_ {2} + 5HCl}}}

Molybdenum (III) iodide forms black crystals, stable in air.

Not soluble in organic solvents.

It is an antiferromagnet .

{\mathsf {2MoI_{3}\ {\xrightarrow {100^{o}C}}\ 2MoI_{2}+I_{2}}}

{\ displaystyle {\ mathsf {2MoI_ {3} \ {\ xrightarrow {100 ^ {o} C}} \ 2MoI_ {2} + I_ {2}}}}

Inorganic Synthesis Guide: 6 Vol. / Ed. Brower, G. - Moscow : Mir, 1985 .-- V. 5 .-- 360 p.