Aluminium iodide

Aluminium iodide

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Aluminium iodide
Other names Aluminium(III) iodide Aluminum iodide Aluminium triiodide Aluminum triiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	7784-23-8 (anhydrate) Y 10090-53-6 (hexahydrate) Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	74202 (anhydrate) Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.140
EC Number	232-054-8
PubChem	82222 (anhydrate)
UN number	UN 3260
InChI Key: CECABOMBVQNBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y Key: CECABOMBVQNBEC-DFZHHIFOAE
SMILES I[Al](I)I
Properties
Chemical formula	AlI3
Molar mass	407.69495 g/mol (anhydrous) 515.786 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance	white powder but impure samples are often brown
Density	3.98 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 2.63 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point	189.4 °C (372.9 °F; 462.5 K) (anhydrous) 185 °C, decomposes (hexahydrate)
Boiling point	360 °C (680 °F; 633 K) , sublimes
Solubility in water	reacts violently (anhydrous) soluble (hexahydrate)
Solubility in alcohol, ether	soluble (hexahydrate)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Aluminum iodide
Aluminium triiodide

Aluminium iodide is any chemical compound containing only aluminium and iodine. Invariably, the name refers to a compound of the composition ${\displaystyle {\ce {AlI3}}}$, formed by the reaction of aluminium and iodine or the action of HI on Al metal. The hexahydrate is obtained from a reaction between metallic aluminum or aluminum hydroxide with hydrogen iodide or hydroiodic acid. Like the related chloride and bromide, ${\displaystyle {\ce {AlI3}}}$ is a strong Lewis acid and will absorb water from the atmosphere. It is employed as a reagent for the scission of certain kinds of C-O and N-O bonds. It cleaves aryl ethers and deoxygenates epoxides.