Gold(III) iodide

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Gold(III) iodide
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
Gold(III) iodide
Other names
Auric iodide
Gold iodide
Digold hexaiodide
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
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  • InChI=1S/Au.3HI/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: GCZKMPJFYKFENV-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • I[Au](I)I
Properties
AuI3
Molar mass 577.67998 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Gold iodide is the chemical compound with the formula AuI3. Although Au2I6 is predicted to be stable,[1] gold(III) iodide remains an example of a nonexistent or unstable compound.[2] Attempts to isolate pure samples result in the formation of gold(I) iodide and iodine:

AuI3 → AuI + I2[citation needed]

References

  1. doi:10.1002/1521-3765(20010716)7:14<3167::AID-CHEM3167>3.0.CO;2-G
  2. PMID 11575767; also see cover picture
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