Lutetium(III) iodide or lutetium iodide is an inorganic compound consisting of iodine and lutetium, with the chemical formula of LuI3.

Lutetium(III) iodide
Names
Other names
Lutetium iodide
Lutetium triiodide
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • 237-475-0
Properties
LuI3
Appearance solid[1]
Density 5.60 g/cm−3[1][2][3][4]
Melting point 1050 °C[1]
Boiling point 1210 °C[5]
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning[1]
H315, H319, H335
P261, P280, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Preparation

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Lutetium(III) iodide can be obtained by reacting lutetium with iodine:[5][2]

2 Lu + 3 I2 → LuI3

Lutetium(III) iodide can also obtained by the reacting metallic lutetium with mercury iodide in vacuum at 500 °C:[5]

2 Lu + 3 HgI2 → 2 LuI3 + 3 Hg

The elemental mercury generated in the reaction can be removed by distillation.[6]

The lutetium(III) iodide hydrate crystallized from the solution can be heated with ammonium iodide to obtain the anhydrate.[7][5]

Properties

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It is a brown, very hygroscopic solid with a bismuth(III) iodide-type crystal structure. In air, it quickly absorbs moisture and forms hydrates.[2][3][4] The corresponding oxide iodide is also readily formed at elevated temperature.[5]

Lutetium(III) iodide doped with cerium is designed for use in PET scanners.[8] Lutetium iodide can be used together with yttrium iodide and gadolinium iodide in LuI3-YI3-GdI3 scintillators to detect neutron and gamma radiation.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Lutetium(III) iodide, ultra dry, 99.9% (REO) at AlfaAesar, accessed on {{{Datum}}} (PDF) (JavaScript required).[dead link]
  2. ^ a b c Webelements: Lutetium: lutetium triiodide Retrieved 31.3.2018
  3. ^ a b Americanelements.com: Lutetium Iodide Retrieved 31.3.2018
  4. ^ a b Perry, Dale L. (2016). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. 2. painos. CRC Press. p. 245. ISBN 9781439814628. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  5. ^ a b c d e Georg Brauer (Hrsg.), unter Mitarbeit von Marianne Baudler u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6, S. 1077.
  6. ^ Asprey, L. B.; Keenan, T. K.; Kruse, F. H. Preparation and crystal data for lanthanide and actinide triiodides. Inorg. Chem., 1964. 3 (8): 1137-1240
  7. ^ 无机化学丛书 第七卷 钪 稀土元素. 科学出版社. pp 211
  8. ^ Saha, Gopal B. (2010). Basics of PET Imaging: Physics, Chemistry, and Regulations. Springer. p. 23. ISBN 9781441908056. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  9. ^ Glodo, Jarek; van Loef, Edgar V. D. & Higgins, William M. (2008-06-17). "Mixed Lutetium Iodide Compounds". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 55 (3): 1496–1500. Bibcode:2008ITNS...55.1496G. doi:10.1109/TNS.2008.922215. ISSN 1558-1578. S2CID 36257295.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)