Titanium(II) iodide

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] As such, it is an implied intermediate in the van Arkel–de Boer process for the purification of titanium metal.