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Trimethylindium, often abbreviated to TMI or TMIn, is the organoindium compound with the formula In(CH3)3. It is a colorless, pyrophoric solid. Unlike trimethylaluminium, but akin to trimethylgallium, TMI is monomeric.

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Trimethylindium
canonical SMILES
C[In](C)C
chemical formula
C₃H₉In
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Trimethylindium, often abbreviated to TMI or TMIn, is the organoindium compound with the formula In(CH3)3. It is a colorless, pyrophoric solid. Unlike trimethylaluminium, but akin to trimethylgallium, TMI is monomeric.

==Preparation== TMI is prepared by the reaction of indium trichloride with methyl lithium. InCl3 + 3LiMe → Me3In.OEt2 + 3LiCl

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