Ruthenium(III) iodide

Ruthenium(III) iodide
Names
Other names
Ruthenium triiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.034.226
EC Number
  • 237-664-8
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/3HI.Ru/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: LJZVDOUZSMHXJH-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES
  • I[Ru](I)I
  • [I-].[I-].[I-].[Ru+3]
Properties
Chemical formula
RuI3
Density 5.25 g cm−3
Solubility in water
sparingly soluble[1]
Structure
Crystal structure
hexagonal[1]
Thermochemistry
Std molar
entropy (S298)
−247 J mol−1 K−1[1]
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−159 kJ mol−1[1]
Related compounds
Other anions
Ruthenium(III) fluoride
Ruthenium(III) chloride
Ruthenium(III) bromide
Other cations
Iron(III) iodide
Osmium(III) iodide
Technetium(III) iodide
Rhodium(III) iodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Ruthenium(III) iodide is a chemical compound containing ruthenium and iodine with the formula RuI3. It is a black solid.[2]

Structure

Ruthenium(III) iodide adopts an extended structure with octahedral coordination geometry at ruthenium.[3] There is some doubt about the characterisation of ruthenium(III) iodide and it may be an oxohalide or a hydroxyhalide.[1]

Preparation

Ruthenium(III) iodide can be prepared in several ways.[1][4]

The reaction of ruthenium tetroxide with aqueous hydroiodic acid:[3]

RuO4 + excess HI → RuI3

The thermal decomposition of pentaammineruthenium(III) iodide:[4]

Ru(NH3)5I3 → RuI3 + 5 NH3

The salt metathesis reaction of hydrated ruthenium(III) chloride with potassium iodide in aqueous solution:[1]

RuCl3·xH2O + 3 KI → RuI3 + 3 KCl + xH2O

Direct combination of the elements has been reported to succeed under some conditions (350 °C) but not others (500 °C and 20 atm):[1]

2 Ru + 3 I2 → 2 RuI3

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Seddon, Elaine A.; Seddon, Kenneth R. (1984). The Chemistry of Ruthenium. Elsevier. p. 161. ISBN 0-444-42375-3.
  2. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 1083. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  3. ^ a b Housecroft, C. E.; Sharpe, A. G. (2008). Inorganic Chemistry (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-13-175553-6.
  4. ^ a b Cotton, Simon A. (1997). Chemistry of Precious Metals. Springer Netherlands. p. 3. ISBN 9780751404135.