Aluminium monoiodide

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 [Al]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 [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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

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

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

References

^ 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.