Description
Gallium(III) iodide, 99.99% (metals basis)
MDL MFCD00016107
EINECS 236-611-6
Chemical Properties
Formula GaI3
Formula Weight 450.43
Form Powder, Ampouled under argon
Melting point 212°
Boiling Point 345° subl.
Density 4.15
Storage & Sensitivity Moisture Sensitive. Light Sensitive. Store under Nitrogen. Ambient temperatures.
Solubility Soluble in aromatic solvents.
Applications
Gallium(III) iodide is widely used as lewis acid, a precursor of organogallium reagents. It can also be involved in detection of solar neutrinos.
