tin(II) iodide

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| IUPACName = tin(II) iodide

| OtherNames = stannous iodide

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

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| CASNo = 10294-70-9

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| UNII = OSH64454WG

| EINECS = 233-667-3

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| PubChem = 9951390

| SMILES = [Sn](I)I

| InChI = 1/2HI.Sn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

| InChIKey = JTDNNCYXCFHBGG-NUQVWONBAK

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| StdInChI = 1S/2HI.Sn/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2

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| I=2 | Sn=1

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| Appearance = red to red-orange solid

| Density = 5.28 g/cm³

| MeltingPtC = 320

| BoilingPtC = 714

| Solubility = 0.98 g/100 g

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| OtherAnions = tin dichloride, tin(II) bromide

| OtherCations = lead(II) iodide

| OtherCompounds = tin tetraiodide

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Tin(II) iodide, also known as stannous iodide, is the inorganic compound with the formula SnI₂. It is a red-orange solid. It reacts with iodine to give tin(IV) iodide.

Tin(II) iodide can be synthesised by heating metallic tin with a mixture iodine in 2 M hydrochloric acid.{{Greenwood&Earnshaw2nd|pages=380-381}}{{cite book |doi=10.1002/9781118744994.ch44 |chapter=Tin(II) Iodide |year=2014 |last1=Stolzenberg |first1=Alan M. |title=Inorganic Syntheses: Volume 36 |volume=36 |page=240|isbn=978-1-118-74487-1 }}

:Sn + I₂ → SnI₂