Phosphide iodides or iodide phosphides are compounds containing

anion An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by conve ...

s composed of

iodide An iodide ion is the ion I−. Compounds with iodine in formal oxidation state −1 are called iodides. In everyday life, iodide is most commonly encountered as a component of iodized salt, which many governments mandate. Worldwide, iodine def ...

(I⁻) and

phosphide In chemistry, a phosphide is a compound containing the ion or its equivalent. Many different phosphides are known, with widely differing structures. Most commonly encountered on the binary phosphides, i.e. those materials consisting only of phos ...

(P³⁻). They can be considered as

mixed anion compounds Mixed anion compounds, heteroanionic materials or mixed anion materials are chemical compounds containing cations and more than one kind of anion. The compounds contain a single phase, rather than just a mixture. Use in materials science By having ...

. They are in the category of pnictidehalides. Related compounds include the phosphide chlorides, arsenide iodides

antimonide iodide Antimonide iodides or iodide antimonides are compounds containing anions composed of iodide (I−) and antimonide (Sb3−). They can be considered as mixed anion compound Mixed anion compounds, heteroanionic materials or mixed anion materials are ...

s and phosphide bromides. Phosphorus can form clusters or chains in these compounds, so that some are 1-dimensional or fibrous. Phosphide iodides are often metallic, black or dark red in colour.

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