Iodosilane

Iodosilane is a chemical compound of silicon, hydrogen, and iodine. It is a colorless monoclinic crystal of space group P2₁/c at −157 °C.

Preparation

Iodosilane is the first product of the reaction between monosilane and iodine, the other products being diiodosilane, di-, triiodosilane, tri- and finally tetraiodosilane (silicon tetraiodide).

It can also produced by the reaction of phenylsilane or chlorophenylsilane with hydrogen iodide.
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Properties

At low temperatures, iodosilant quickly reacts with [Co(CO)₄]⁻ to form SiH₃Co(CO)₄.

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References

Silanes
Iodides
Nonmetal halides
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