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 $.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su{display:inline-block;font-size:80%;line-height:1;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output .template-chem2-su>span{display:block;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output sub.template-chem2-sub{font-size:80%;vertical-align:-0.35em}.mw-parser-output sup.template-chem2-sup{font-size:80%;vertical-align:0.65em} Al I$ . It is unstable at room temperature due to dismutation:

6 AlI \to Al 2 I 6 + 4 Al

It forms a cyclic adduct $Al 4 I 4 (NEt 3) 4$ with triethylamine.