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Chromium(III) iodide also known as chromium triiodide is an inorganic compound with the formula CrI3. It is a black solid that is used to prepare other chromium compounds.Being isomorphous with chromium(III) chloride (CrCl3) it exhibits a cubic-closest packing arrangement in a double-layer crystal lattice. In this structure chromium exhibits octahedral coordination geometry.