Iodine heptafluoride

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Iodine heptafluoride
Structure of the iodine heptafluoride molecule
Iodine heptafluoride
Iodine heptafluoride
Names
Other names
Iodine(VII) fluoride
Heptafluoroiodine
Identifiers
16921-96-3 YesY
ChemSpider 21477354 YesY
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PubChem 85645
  • InChI=1S/F7I/c1-8(2,3,4,5,6)7 YesY
    Key: XRURPHMPXJDCOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N YesY
  • InChI=1/F7I/c1-8(2,3,4,5,6)7
    Key: XRURPHMPXJDCOO-UHFFFAOYAO
  • FI(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
IF7
Molar mass 259.90 g/mol
Appearance colorless gas
Density 2.6 g/cm3 (6 °C)
2.7 g/cm3 (25 °C)
Melting point 4.5 °C (40.1 °F; 277.6 K) (triple point)
Boiling point 4.8 °C (40.6 °F; 277.9 K) (sublimes at 1 atm)
soluble [1]
Related compounds
Related compounds
 iodine pentafluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Iodine heptafluoride, also known as iodine(VII) fluoride or iodine fluoride, is an interhalogen compound with the chemical formula IF7.[2][3] It has an unusual pentagonal bipyramidal structure, as predicted by VSEPR theory.[4] The molecule can undergo a pseudorotational rearrangement called the Bartell mechanism, which is like the Berry mechanism but for a heptacoordinated system.[5] It forms colourless crystals, which melt at 4.5 °C: the liquid range is extremely narrow, with the boiling point at 4.77 °C. The dense vapor has a mouldy, acrid odour. The molecule has D5h symmetry.

Preparation

IF7 is prepared by passing F2 through liquid IF5 at 90 °C, then heating the vapours to 270 °C. Alternatively, this compound can be prepared from fluorine and dried palladium or potassium iodide to minimize the formation of IOF5, an impurity arising by hydrolysis.[6][7]

Safety considerations

IF7 is highly irritating to both the skin and the mucous membranes. It also is a strong oxidizer and can cause fire on contact with organic material.

References

  1. ↑ Pradyot Patnaik. Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-049439-8
  2. ↑ Macintyre, J. E. (Ed.). (1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds (Vol. 3). London: Chapman & Hall.
  3. ↑ O'Neil, Maryadele J. (Ed.). (2001). The Merck Index (13th ed.). Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck.
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