Application
Gallium(III) iodide, with its high purity of 99.999% and monoclinic structure, plays a crucial role in various applications due to its unique properties. It serves primarily as a Lewis acid and acts as a key precursor for organogallium reagents, making it indispensable in advanced chemical syntheses. Moreover, its involvement in the detection of solar neutrinos highlights its significance in scientific research. This compound, which has an enthalpy of vaporization of 56.5 kJ/mol and an enthalpy of fusion of 16.30 kJ/mol, can be conveniently prepared by the direct reaction of gallium and iodine.