Aluminum Iodide

Name:
Aluminum Iodide
Detailed information:

M Formula:	AlI3
Chemistry name:	anhydrous
Properties:
Brown-black, crystalline pieces (white when pure). Mp 191C, bp 385C, d 3.9825. Soluble in alcohol, ether, carbon disulfide.
Derivation:
Heating aluminum and iodine in a sealed tube.
Method of Purification:
Crystallization.
Grade:
Technical.
Hazard:
Reacts violently with water.
Use:
Catalyst in organic synthesis.