Diiodoacetylene

Diiodoacetylene is the organoiodine compound with the formula C2I2. It is a yellow, volatile solid that dissolves in organic solvents. It is prepared by iodination of trimethylsilylacetylene.[1] Although samples explodes above 80 °C, diiodoacetylene is the most readily handled of the dihaloacetylenes. Dichloroacetylene, for example, is more volatile and more explosive.[2] As confirmed by X-ray crystallography, diiodoacetylene is linear.[3]

Diiodoacetylene
Names
IUPAC name
1,2-diiodoethyne
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C2I2
Appearance yellow solid
Density 3.43 g/cm3
Melting point 624–74–8 °C (1,155–165–46 °F; 897–347–281 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References

  1. Perkins, Catherine; Libri, Stefano; Adams, Harry; Brammer, Lee (2012). "Diiodoacetylene: Compact, Strong Ditopic Halogen Bond Donor". CrystEngComm. 14 (9): 3033. doi:10.1039/c2ce00029f.
  2. Henning Hopf; Bernhard Witulski (1995). "Functionalized Acetylenes in Organic Synthesis ‐ The Case of the 1‐Cyano‐ and the 1‐Halogenoacetylenes". In Stang, Peter J.; Diederich, François (eds.). Modern Acetylene Chemistry. Weinheim: VCH. pp. 33–66. doi:10.1002/9783527615278.ch02. ISBN 9783527615261.
  3. Dunitz, J. D.; Gehrer, H.; Britton, D. (1972). "The Crystal Structure of Diiodacetylene: An Example of Pseudosymmetry". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 28 (7): 1989–1994. doi:10.1107/S0567740872005400.
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