Iodine trichloride

Iodine trichloride is an interhalogen compound of iodine and chlorine. It is bright yellow and in the solid state is present as a planar dimer I₂Cl₆, Cl₂I(μ-Cl)₂ICl₂, with two bridging Cl atoms.

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• Vsepr theory iodine trichloride icl3 expanded valence
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It can be prepared by reacting iodine with an excess of liquid chlorine at −70 °C. In the melt it is conductive, which may indicate dissociation:

Iodine trichloride can be created by heating a mixture of liquid iodine and chlorine gas to 105 °C.

It is an oxidizing agent, capable of causing fire on contact with organic materials.