Gallium(III) iodide is the

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with the

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Ga I₃. A yellow hygroscopic solid, it is the most common iodide of gallium. In the

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method of growing crystals of

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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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