Aluminium monoiodide

Aluminium monoiodide

Names
IUPAC name Aluminium(I) iodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	29977-41-1
ChemSpider	4575742
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PubChem	5462992
InChI InChI=1S/Al.HI/h;1H/q+1;/p-1 Key: FZZOCDAQJJZXMD-UHFFFAOYSA-M InChI=1/Al.HI/h;1H/q+1;/p-1/rAlI/c1-2 Key: FZZOCDAQJJZXMD-FQOILMFZAA
SMILES [AlH2]I
Properties
Chemical formula	AlI
Molar mass	153.886 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Aluminium monoiodide is an aluminium(I) compound with the chemical formula AlI. It is unstable at room temperature due to dismutation:^[1]

6 AlI → Al₂I₆ + 4 Al

It forms a cyclic adduct Al₄I₄(NEt₃)₄ with triethylamine.

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.