Gallium(III) iodide

Gallium(III) iodide is the chemical compound with the formula Ga₂I₆. It is the most common iodide of gallium. In the chemical vapor transport method of growing crystals of gallium arsenide uses iodine as the transport agent. It reversibly forms GaI3.^[1]

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Gallium triiodide can be reduced with gallium metal to give a green-colored solid called "gallium(I) iodide." The nature of this species is unclear, but it is useful for the preparation of compounds of gallium(I) and galium(II).^[2]

References

1. ^ C. Brünig, S. Locmelis, E. Milke, M. Binnewies, "Chemischer Transport fester Lösungen. 27. Mischphasenbildung und chemischer Transport im System ZnSe/GaAs" Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie 2006, Volume 632, Issue 6 , Pages 1067 - 1072. 10.1002/zaac.200600008
2. ^ Baker, Robert J.; Jones, Cameron. ""GaI": A versatile reagent for the synthetic chemist" Dalton Transactions (2005), (8), pp. 1341-1348. DOI: 10.1039/b501310k

See also

• Gallium halides