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Tin(II) iodide

Tin(II) iodide, also known as stannous iodide, is the inorganic compound with the formula SnI<sub>2</sub>. 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.

Sn + I<sub>2</sub> → SnI<sub>2</sub>

Structure

It crystallizes in a unique motif. According to X-ray crystallography, some Sn(II) centers are bound to six iodide ligands others Sn(II) sites are distorted.

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