Titanium(II) iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula TiI2. It is a black micaceous solid. It adopts the cadmium iodide structure, featuring octahedral Ti(II) centers. It arises via the reaction of the elements:[1]
Ti + I2 → TiI2
As such, it is an implied intermediate in the van Arkel–de Boer process for the purification of titanium metal.
References
^Klemm, Wilhelm; Grimm, Ludwig (1942). "Zur Kenntnis der Dihalogenide des Titans und Vanadins". Zeitschrift für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie. 249 (2): 198–208. doi:10.1002/zaac.19422490204.