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How reactive is Trimethylindium towards oxygen and water

Illustrate the reason, how reactive is Trimethylindium towards oxygen and water?

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The Trimethylindium is extremely reactive to oxygen and water. With a low concentrations of oxygen (ppb to ppm to a few %), Trimethylindium instantly procedures dimethylindium methoxide (Me2InOMe) as the first reaction product by the insertion of O between In and C. With increased concentrations of oxygen (several %, atmospheric air or pure oxygen), it burns or explodes. Like insertion reactions are expected with another elements of Group 16 (as S, Se and Te) with highly vigorous outburst at higher concentrations of S, Te and Se.
Trimethylindium reacts energetically and freely with the water to form Me2InOH and Methane (CH4) gas if concentration of H2O is much small (up to 1000's ppm). With high concentrations of water (% level), trimethylindium can burn and repeatedly explode leaving behind In (OH)3, In2O3 as final products. Extremely violent reactions of trimethylindium are known with oxidizers. Like H2O2, KMnO4, HNO3, Bleach) and halogenated compounds (CCl4, CBrCl3, CBr2Cl2, C2Cl6, CHCl3 and halocarbon oils).

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