Aluminium monoiodide

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 with triethylamine, Al4I4(NEt3)4.

References

  1. ^ “Aluminum(I) and Gallium(I) Compounds: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions” Dohmeier, C.; Loos, D.; Schnöckel, H. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English (1996) Volume 35, Pages 129 - 149.