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Iodine pentafluoride
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<p>Iodine pentafluoride is an <a href="/facts/Interhalogen_compound/TBED2c9B">interhalogen compound</a> with chemical formula IF5. It is one of the <a href="/facts/Fluoride/LpqNMzwa">fluorides</a> of <a href="/facts/Iodine/JlfMecMf">iodine</a>. It is a colorless liquid, although impure samples appear yellow. It is used as a <a href="/facts/Fluorination/vYrGVWcJ">fluorination</a> reagent and even a solvent in specialized syntheses. </p>