Iodine pentafluoride

Iodine pentafluoride is an interhalogen compound with chemical formula IF5.

It is a colorless liquid, although impure samples appear yellow.

It is used as a fluorination reagent and even a solvent in specialized syntheses.

[3] It was first synthesized by Henri Moissan in 1891 by burning solid iodine in fluorine gas.

[5] IF5 reacts vigorously with water forming hydrofluoric acid and iodic acid: Upon treatment with fluorine, it converts to iodine heptafluoride:[6] It has been used as a solvent for handling metal fluorides.

Stereo structural formula of iodine pentafluoride
Stereo structural formula of iodine pentafluoride
Space-filling model of iodine pentafluoride
Space-filling model of iodine pentafluoride
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water Instability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorus Special hazard W+OX: Reacts with water in an unusual or dangerous manner AND is oxidizer