Zirconium(IV) sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula ZrS2. It is a violet-brown solid. It adopts a layered structure similar to that of cadmium iodide.

Zirconium(IV) sulfide[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Zirconium(IV) sulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-885-1
  • InChI=1S/2S.Zr/q2*-2;+4
    Key: XWPGCGMKBKONAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [S-2].[S-2].[Zr+4]
Properties
ZrS2
Molar mass 155.356 g/mol
Appearance red-brown crystals
Density 3.82 g/cm3
Melting point 1,480 °C (2,700 °F; 1,750 K)
insoluble
Structure
Rhombohedral, hP3
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octahedral
Hazards
Safety data sheet (SDS) MSDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Like the closely related titanium disulfide, ZrS2 is prepared by heating sulfur and zirconium metal. It can be purified by vapor transport using iodine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 4–96, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. ^ Lawrence E. Conroy "Group IV Sulfides" Inorganic Synthesis 1970, XII, 158. doi:10.1002/9780470132432.ch28