Einsteinium(II) iodide

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| OtherNames = Einsteinium diiodide

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| CASNo = 70292-44-3

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| SMILES = [Es+2].[I-].[I-]

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Einsteinium(II) iodide is a binary inorganic chemical compound of einsteinium and iodide with the chemical formula {{chem2|EsI2}}.{{cite web |title=WebElements Periodic Table » Einsteinium » einsteinium diiodide |url=https://www.webelements.com/compounds/einsteinium/einsteinium_diiodide.html |publisher=webelements.com |access-date=25 January 2024 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125144857/https://www.webelements.com/compounds/einsteinium/einsteinium_diiodide.html |url-status=live }}{{cite journal |last1=Young |first1=J. P. |last2=Haire |first2=R. G. |last3=Peterson |first3=J. R. |last4=Ensor |first4=D. D. |last5=Fellow |first5=R. L. |title=Chemical consequences of radioactive decay. 2. Spectrophotometric study of the ingrowth of berkelium-249 and californium-249 into halides of einsteinium-253 |journal=Inorganic Chemistry |date=November 1981 |volume=20 |issue=11 |pages=3979–3983 |doi=10.1021/ic50225a076 |access-date=25 January 2024 |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic50225a076 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125150625/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic50225a076 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared via a reaction of Einsteinium(III) iodide and {{chem|H|2}}.{{cite book |last1=Macintyre |first1=Jane E. |title=Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds |date=23 July 1992 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=978-0-412-30120-9 |page=3121 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eJvoNCSCRMC&dq=Einsteinium(II)+iodide&pg=PA3121 |access-date=25 January 2024 |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528122452/https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Dictionary_of_Inorganic_Compounds/9eJvoNCSCRMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Einsteinium(II)+iodide&pg=PA3121&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}{{cite book |last1=Edelstein |first1=Norman M. |title=Actinides in Perspective: Proceedings of the Actinides—1981 Conference, Pacific Grove, California, USA, 10-15 September 1981 |date=11 September 2013 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-1-4831-9051-8 |page=322 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hlz-BAAAQBAJ&dq=Einsteinium+dibromide+esbr2&pg=PA322 |access-date=26 January 2024 |language=en |archive-date=28 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528122453/https://www.google.ru/books/edition/Actinides_in_Perspective/hlz-BAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Einsteinium+dibromide+esbr2&pg=PA322&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}

::{{chem2|2 EsI3 + H2 -> 2 EsI2 + 2 HI}}

Physical properties

The compound forms a solid.

References

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Category:Einsteinium compounds

Category:Iodides

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