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Molybdenum compounds: molybdenum triiodide

The molybdenum in molybdenum triiodide formally is in the oxidation state 3.

Molybdenum triiodide

Formula as often written: MoI₃
Hill system formula: I₃Mo₁
CAS registry number: [14055-75-5]
Formula weight: 476.653
Class: iodide

Synonyms

molybdenum triiodide
molybdenum(III) iodide
molybdenum iodide

Physical properties

Colour: black
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 927°C
Boiling point:
Density:

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in molybdenum triiodide
Element	%
I	79.87
Mo	20.13

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the MoI₃ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Mo₁I₃

mass  %
473  61.5 _______________________________
474   0.0 
475  38.3 ___________________
476  66.0 _________________________________
477  69.1 ___________________________________
478  39.6 ____________________
479 100.0 __________________________________________________
480   0.0 
481  39.9 ____________________

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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