Neodymium(II) iodide

Neodymium(II) iodide
Names
	IUPAC name Diiodoneodymium
	Other names Neodymium diiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	61393-36-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.150.931
EC Number	622-142-8;
PubChem CID	57351516;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30722364 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/2HI.Nd/h2*1H;/p-2 Key: XKFMXEILCPYOQT-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES [I-].[I-].[Nd+2];
Properties
Chemical formula	NdI2
Molar mass	398.05
Appearance	dark violet solid
Structure
Crystal structure	SrBr2 type (Tetragonal)
Space group	P4/n (No. 85)
Lattice constant	a = 1257.3 pm, c = 765.8 pm
Formula units (Z)	10
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H317, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P272, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P333+P313, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions	Neodymium(II) fluoride, Neodymium(II) chloride, Neodymium(II) bromide
Other cations	lanthanum diiodide, cerium diiodide, praseodymium diiodide, europium diiodide, samarium(II) iodide
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Neodymium(II) iodide or neodymium diiodide is an inorganic salt of iodine and neodymium the formula NdI₂. Neodymium uses the +2 oxidation state in the compound.

Neodymium(II) iodide is a violet solid.^[1] The compound is not stoichiometric.^[4] It melts at 562°C.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Handbuch der präparativen anorganischen Chemie (in German). Stuttgart: Enke. 1975. p. 1081. ISBN 3-432-02328-6. OCLC 310719485.
^ Beck, H. P. (1976-11-01). "Notizen: NdI2-II, eine metallisch leitende Hochdruckmodifikation ? / NdI2, a Metallic High Pressure Modification ?". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B (in German). 31 (11). Walter de Gruyter GmbH: 1548–1549. doi:10.1515/znb-1976-1128. ISSN 1865-7117.
^ ^a ^b See https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Neodymium_II_-iodide
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[brauer-1] Handbuch der präparativen anorganischen Chemie (in German). Stuttgart: Enke. 1975. p. 1081. ISBN 3-432-02328-6. OCLC 310719485.

[2] Beck, H. P. (1976-11-01). "Notizen: NdI2-II, eine metallisch leitende Hochdruckmodifikation ? / NdI2, a Metallic High Pressure Modification ?". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B (in German). 31 (11). Walter de Gruyter GmbH: 1548–1549. doi:10.1515/znb-1976-1128. ISSN 1865-7117.

[PubChem-3] See https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Neodymium_II_-iodide

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