Gallium(III) iodide is the inorganic compound with the formula Ga I₃. A yellow hygroscopic solid, it is the most common iodide of gallium. In the

chemical vapor transport In chemistry, a chemical transport reaction describes a process for purification and crystallization of non- volatile solids. The process is also responsible for certain aspects of mineral growth from the effluent of volcanoes. The technique ...

method of growing crystals of gallium arsenide uses iodine as the transport agent. In the solid state, it exists as the dimer Ga₂I₆.

"Gallium(I) iodide"

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 gallium(II) and is reported as useful in organic syntheses.GaI: A new reagent for chemo- and diastereoselective C–C bond forming reactions, Green SP, Jones C., Stasch A., Rose R.P, New J. Chem., 2007, 31, 127 - 134,

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"Gallium(I) iodide"

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