- Iodine monochloride
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Name = Iodine monochloride
ImageFile = Iodine-monochloride-2D.png
ImageName = Iodine monochloride
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ImageName1 = Iodine monochloride
IUPACName = iodine(I) chloride
OtherNames = iodine chloride
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
SMILES = ICl
CASNo = 7790-99-0
RTECS =
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = ICl
MolarMass = 162.35 g/mol
Appearance = red to brown liquid
Density = 3.10 g/cm3
Solubility =hydrolysis
Solvent = other solvents
SolubleOther =carbon disulfide
acetic acid
pyridine
MeltingPt = 27°C (α-form)
BoilingPt = 97.4°C (370.6 K)
Section3 = Chembox Structure
CrystalStruct =
Dipole =
Section7 = Chembox Hazards
ExternalMSDS = [http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/i2760.htm External MSDS]
MainHazards = corrosive
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Section8 = Chembox Related
Function = interhalogen compounds
OtherFunctn =Chlorine monofluoride ,bromine monochloride ,iodine monobromide Iodine monochloride is the
chemical compound with the formula ICl. It is a red-brown compound that melts near room temperature. Because of the difference in the electronegativity ofiodine andchlorine , ICl is highly polar and behaves as a source of “I+.”Preparation of iodine monochloride entails simply combining the halogens in a 1:1 molar ratio, according to the equation:I2 + Cl2 → 2 ICl
When chlorine gas is passed through iodine crystals, one observes the brown vapor of iodine monochloride. Dark brown iodine monochloride liquid is collected. Excess chlorine converts iodine monochloride into
iodine trichloride in a reversible reaction::ICl + Cl2 → ICl3Polymorphs
ICl has two polymorphs; α-ICl which exists as black needles (red by transmitted light) with a
melting point of 27.2 °C, and β-ICl which exists as black platelets (red-brown by transmitted light) with a melting point 13.9 °C.Brisbois, R. G.; Wanke, R. A.; Stubbs, K. A.; Stick, R. V. “Iodine Monochloride” Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2004 John Wiley & Sons. DOI: 10.1002/047084289X.ri014]Uses
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