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Molybdenum(II) iodide
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<h2 id="preparation">Preparation</h2> <p>Molybdenum(II) iodide can be produced by the reaction of <a href="/facts/Molybdenum(II)_bromide/RRxjC8nc">molybdenum(II) bromide</a> and <a href="/facts/Lithium_iodide/SvUvxnHc">lithium iodide</a>:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p> [Mo6Br8]Br4 + 12 LiI → [Mo6I8]I4 + 12 LiBr <p>It can also be produced by the decomposition of <a href="/facts/Molybdenum(III)_iodide/jBwTVpp4">molybdenum(III) iodide</a> in a vacuum at 100 °C:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> 6 MoI3 → [Mo6I8]I4 + 3 I2 <h2 id="properties">Properties</h2> <p>Molybdenum(II) iodide is a black solid that is stable in air. It is insoluble in polar and non-polar <a href="/facts/Solvent/LoMPMz8S">solvents</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Georg Brauer (Hrsg.) u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0, S. 1539. <a href="/wiki/Georg_Brauer" target="_blank">/wiki/Georg_Brauer</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Georg Brauer (Hrsg.) u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0, S. 1539. <a href="/wiki/Georg_Brauer" target="_blank">/wiki/Georg_Brauer</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Georg Brauer (Hrsg.) u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0, S. 1539. <a href="/wiki/Georg_Brauer" target="_blank">/wiki/Georg_Brauer</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>