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) ; 10090-53-6 (hexahydrate) ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image; dimer: Interactive image;
ChemSpider	74202 (anhydrate) ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.140
EC Number	232-054-8;
PubChem CID	82222 (anhydrate);
UNII	L903Z8J9VR (anhydrate) ; VWS43EUO9V (hexahydrate) ;
UN number	UN 3260
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0064838 ;
	InChI Key: CECABOMBVQNBEC-UHFFFAOYSA-K ; Key: CECABOMBVQNBEC-DFZHHIFOAE;
	SMILES I[Al](I)I; dimer: I[Al-]1(I)[I+][Al-]([I+]1)(I)I;
Properties
Chemical formula	AlI3, AlI3·6H2O (hexahydrate)
Molar mass	407.695 g/mol (anhydrous) ; 515.786 g/mol (hexahydrate)
Appearance	white (anhydrous) or yellow powder (hexahydrate)
Density	3.98 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 2.63 g/cm3 (hexahydrate)
Melting point	188.28 °C (370.90 °F; 461.43 K) (anhydrous) ; 185 °C, decomposes (hexahydrate)
Boiling point	382 °C (720 °F; 655 K) anhydrous, sublimes
Solubility in water	very soluble, partial hydrolysis
Solubility in alcohol, ether	soluble (hexahydrate)
Structure
Crystal structure	Monoclinic, mP16
Space group	P21/c, No. 14
Lattice constant	a = 1.1958 nm, b = 0.6128 nm, c = 1.8307 nm α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°
Formula units (Z)	8
Thermochemistry
Heat capacity (C)	98.7 J/(mol·K)
Std molar; entropy (S⦵298)	195.9 J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	−302.9 kJ/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Aluminium iodide is the inorganic compound with the composition AlI₃. It also exists a various hydrates formed by exposure of the anhydrous material to water. For example the hexahydrate is obtained from a reaction between metallic aluminum or aluminum hydroxide with hydroiodic acid. Like the related chloride and bromide, $AlI 3$ 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.