Nomenclature
CAS number: 13986-26-0
Zirconium tetraiodide.
I
4Zr; mol wt 598.84.
I 84.77%, Zr 15.23%.
ZrI
4.
Description and references
Prepd from the elements at a furnace temp of
450°: Eberly, Inorg. Synth. 7, 52 (1963).
Properties
Orange-colored, crystalline solid. Sublimes at
431°. mp 499° (elevated
pressure). Fumes heavily in air. Dissolves in water with the
liberation of steam. Heat of formation: 90 kcal/mol at 25°. Magnetic
susceptibility 0.238 × 106 c.g.s. electromagnetic units.