Tin(IV) iodide

Tin(IV) iodide
Names
IUPAC name
tin(IV) iodide
Other names
  • Tin tetraiodide
  • Stannic iodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.281
EC Number
  • 232-208-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/4HI.Sn/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4 N
    Key: QPBYLOWPSRZOFX-UHFFFAOYSA-J N
  • InChI=1/4HI.Sn/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: QPBYLOWPSRZOFX-XBHQNQODAO
  • [Sn](I)(I)(I)I
Properties
SnI4
Molar mass 626.328 g·mol−1
Appearance red-orange crystalline solid
Density 4.56 g/cm3
Melting point 143 °C (289 °F; 416 K)
Boiling point 348.5 °C (659.3 °F; 621.6 K)
2.106
Structure
Cubic, cP40
Pa-3 No. 205
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Danger
H302, H312, H314, H317, H332, H334
P233, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P272, P280, P284, P301+P317, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P321, P330, P333+P317, P342+P316, P362+P364, P363, P403, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Tin(IV) iodide, also known as stannic iodide, is the chemical compound with the formula SnI4. This tetrahedral molecule crystallizes as a bright orange solid that dissolves readily in nonpolar solvents such as benzene.