What is the name for the compound AlI_3AlI3?

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anor277
May 15, 2016

"Aluminum triiodide"Aluminum triiodide

Explanation:

Alternatively, even "aluminum iodide"aluminum iodide would be understood (there are reduced aluminum iodides, but they are rare beasts).

In the solid state, aluminum triiodide forms an iodo-bridged dimer, I_2Al(mu_2-I)_2AlI_2I2Al(μ2−I)2AlI2, i.e. Al_2I_6Al2I6.

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