Aluminium monoiodide explained

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

6AlI -> + 4Al

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

See also

• Aluminium monofluoride
• Aluminium monochloride
• Aluminium monobromide

Notes and References

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