Ammonium triiodide

Ammonium triiodide [1][2] (NH₄I₃) is the salt of the ammonium cation with the triiodide anion.

Ammonium triiodide

Names
IUPAC name azanium;triiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number	12298-32-7 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	13206303 Y
PubChem CID	22991060
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80629399
InChI InChI=1S/I3.H3N/c1-3-2;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1 Y Key: ZAAKNRTWGPSIKF-UHFFFAOYSA-O Y InChI=1/I3.H3N/c1-3-2;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1 Key: ZAAKNRTWGPSIKF-IKLDFBCSAD
SMILES [NH4+].I[I-]I
Properties
Chemical formula	H4I3N
Molar mass	398.752 g·mol−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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It is a very unstable compound and very easily ignited just by touch.

Sometimes the name ammonium triiodide is mistakenly used to refer to a different compound, nitrogen triiodide (NI₃), or more precisely, the slightly more stable ammine, NI₃ · NH₃.