Iodine monochloride
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| Names | |||
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| Preferred IUPAC name Iodine monochloride Iodine(I) chloride | |||
| Systematic IUPAC name Chloroiodane | |||
| Other names Iodine chloride | |||
| Identifiers | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.306 | ||
| EC Number | 
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| MeSH | Iodine-monochloride | ||
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| UNII | |||
| UN number | 1792 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| ICl | |||
| Molar mass | 162.35 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | reddish-brown | ||
| Density | 3.10 g/cm3 | ||
| Melting point | 27.2 °C (81.0 °F; 300.3 K) (α-form) 13.9 °C (β-form) | ||
| Boiling point | 97.4 °C (207.3 °F; 370.5 K) | ||
| Hydrolyzes | |||
| Solubility | soluble in CS2 acetic acid pyridine alcohol, ether, HCl | ||
| −54.6×10−6 cm3/mol | |||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
| Main hazards | Corrosive, reacts with water to release HCl | ||
| Safety data sheet (SDS) | https://chemicalsafety.com/sds1/sdsviewer.php?id=30683304 | ||
| Related compounds | |||
| Related interhalogen compounds | Chlorine monofluoride Bromine monochloride Iodine monobromide | ||
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |||
Iodine monochloride is an interhalogen compound with the formula ICl. It is a red-brown chemical compound that melts near room temperature. Because of the difference in the electronegativity of iodine and chlorine, this molecule is highly polar and behaves as a source of I+. Discovered in 1814 by Gay-Lussac, iodine monochloride is the first interhalogen compound discovered.