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Preferred IUPAC name
Arsenic triiodide | |
Systematic IUPAC name
Triiodoarsane | |
Other names
Arsenic(III) iodide
Arsenous iodide | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.153 |
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Properties | |
AsI3 | |
Molar mass | 455.635 g/mol |
Appearance | orange-red crystalline solid |
Density | 4.69 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 146 °C (295 °F; 419 K) |
Boiling point | 403 °C (757 °F; 676 K) |
6 g/100 mL | |
Solubility | soluble in alcohol, ether, CS2 dissolves in chloroform, benzene, toluene |
-142.0·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Refractive index (nD)
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2.23 |
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Rhombohedral, hR24, SpaceGroup = R-3, No. 148 | |
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PEL (Permissible)
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[1910.1018] TWA 0.010 mg/m3[1] |
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Ca C 0.002 mg/m3 [15-minute][1] |
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Ca [5 mg/m3 (as As)][1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Arsenic triiodide is the inorganic compound with the formula AsI3.[2][3][4][5] It is an orange to dark red solid[2][3] that readily sublimes. It is a pyramidal molecule that is useful for preparing organoarsenic compounds.