Triethylindium

Triethylindium
Names
	IUPAC name Triethylindium
	Other names Indium triethyl, triethylindigane
Identifiers
CAS Number	923-34-2;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.905
PubChem CID	101912;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1061281 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3C2H5.In/c31-2;/h31H2,2H3; Key: OTRPZROOJRIMKW-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC[In](CC)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H15In
Molar mass	202.004 g·mol−1
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H250, H314
Precautionary statements	P210, P261, P303, P338, P351
Flash point	−30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Triethylindium is an organic chemical compound from the group of organometallic compounds. Its chemical formula is C
₆H
₁₅In.^[1]^[2]

Synthesis

Indium triethyl can be obtained by reacting an ether solution of indium (III) chloride with ethyl magnesium chloride. [1]

{\ Displaystyle \ mathrm {InCl_ {3} +3 \ C_ {2} H_ {5} MgCl \ longrightarrow In (C_ {2} H_ {5}) _ {3} +3 \ MgCl_ {2}}} {\ Displaystyle \ mathrm {InCl_ {3} +3 \ C_ {2} H_ {5} MgCl \ longrightarrow In (C_ {2} H_ {5}) _ {3} +3 \ MgCl_ {2}}}

Other syntheses are also known.^[3]

Properties

Indium triethyl is a colorless, toxic, oxidation and hydrolysis-sensitive liquid. It is a monomer in the gaseous and dissolved state. [1] The compound reacts with halomethanes to diethyl indium halides.^[4]

Applications

Indium triethyl is used to prepare indium phosphide layers for semiconductors.^[5]

References

^ "INDIUM TRIETHYL". chemicalbook.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ "Substance Name: Indium, triethyl". chem.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ Cowley, Alan H. (2009). Inorganic Syntheses. John Wiley & Sons. p. 51. ISBN 0-470-13297-3. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ Maeda, Takayoshi; Tada,, Hisashi; Yasuda,, Kiyoshi; Okawara, Rokuro (11 September 1970). "Reactions of triethylindium with halomethanes: preparations and properties of diethylindium halides". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 27 (1): 13–18. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)82987-3.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
^ Sakaki, H.; Woo, J.C.; Yokoyama, N.; Harayama, Y. (1999). Compound Semiconductors: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors held in Nara, Japan, 12-16 October 1998. CRC Press. p. 529. ISBN 0750306114.

[1] "INDIUM TRIETHYL". chemicalbook.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[2] "Substance Name: Indium, triethyl". chem.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[3] Cowley, Alan H. (2009). Inorganic Syntheses. John Wiley & Sons. p. 51. ISBN 0-470-13297-3. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[4] Maeda, Takayoshi; Tada,, Hisashi; Yasuda,, Kiyoshi; Okawara, Rokuro (11 September 1970). "Reactions of triethylindium with halomethanes: preparations and properties of diethylindium halides". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 27 (1): 13–18. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)82987-3.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[5] Sakaki, H.; Woo, J.C.; Yokoyama, N.; Harayama, Y. (1999). Compound Semiconductors: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors held in Nara, Japan, 12-16 October 1998. CRC Press. p. 529. ISBN 0750306114.

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