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Aluminium monoiodide

Names
IUPAC name Iodoaluminium
Other names Aluminium monoiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	29977-41-1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	4575742
PubChem CID	5462992
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20184073
InChI Key: FZZOCDAQJJZXMD-UHFFFAOYSA-M Key: FZZOCDAQJJZXMD-FQOILMFZAA
SMILES I
Properties
Chemical formula	AlI
Molar mass	153.886 g/mol
Appearance	Red solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references

Aluminium monoiodide is an aluminium(I) compound with the chemical formula ${\displaystyle {\ce {AlI}}}$. It is unstable at room temperature due to dismutation:

${\displaystyle {\ce {6AlI -> {Al2I6}+ 4Al}}}$

It forms a cyclic adduct ${\displaystyle {\ce {Al4I4(NEt3)4}}}$ with triethylamine.

See also

• Aluminium monofluoride
• Aluminium monochloride
• Aluminium monobromide

References

1. Dohmeier, Carsten; Loos, Dagmar; Schnöckel, Hansgeorg (1996). "Aluminum(I) and Gallium(I) Compounds: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 35 (2): 129. doi:10.1002/anie.199601291.

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