
ID: 2520
Product Description: Iodine Pentafluoride
Synonym: Pentafluoro-λ5-iodane
Email for a Quote Fill Out a Quote RequestCAS Number: 7783-66-6
EC Number: 232-019-7
MDL: MFCD00040534
MF: F5I
MW: 221.89
MOQ: 1kg
Minimum Purity: 98%
Pubchem: 522683
InChi Key: PJIYEPACCBMRLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChi: 1S/F5I/c1-6(2,3,4)5
SMILES: FI(F)(F)(F)F
Iodine Pentafluoride — CAS number is 7783-66-6 — is an inorganic interhalogen compound with the chemical formula IF₅. At room temperature, it produces a pungent, colorless or yellowish fuming liquid. This compound is a highly corrosive and reactive substance that acts as a powerful fluorinating agent and strong oxidizer.
It reacts vigorously, often explosively, with water and other organic materials. For this reason, it’s important to exercise extreme caution with working with this compound, using specialized handling and storage methods. Iodine Pentafluoride must be stored in hermetically sealed, corrosion-resistant containers to minimize the risk of hazardous reactions.
This compound is also known in the industry as pentafluoro-λ5-iodane.
As an extremely potent reagent, Iodine Pentafluoride can be used in a range of production and manufacturing processes. Some applications of Iodine Pentafluoride include:
Advanced organic synthesis: The main function of this compound is to act as a strong but selective fluorinating agent, introducing fluorine atoms into organic molecules.
Manufacturing fluorinated compounds: It’s used in the telomerization processes (converting monomers into oligomers). It reacts with compounds such as tetrafluoroethylene to form precursors for specialty polymers and surfactants.
Electronics and semiconductor industries: Iodine Pentafluoride can be used in specialized cleaning or etching processes that require a powerful, non-carbon-based fluorinating agent.
Specialty inorganic fluoride synthesis: It’s also sometimes used to prepare other reactive inorganic compounds. Most of these compounds are for advanced chemical research or industrial processes.
The precision of its reactivity makes Iodine Pentafluoride indispensable for innovation in advanced chemical and material processes.
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Dedication to quality and process control as an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization.
Expertise in manufacturing and safe handling of challenging halogen compounds.
Complete control over the entire production process to ensure the high-purity product needed for sensitive applications.
US-based supply chain that provides reliability and fewer of the risks that come with international supply chains .
We are also committed to upholding environmentally responsible processes. Unlike other companies which use dangerous and harmful practices, like blasting, we extract iodine from existing brine water streams. This process is more sustainable and eco-friendly in the long run.