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Pentafluoroethyl iodide is a suggested component of a fire-extinguishing composition.US patent application 20010048094 It is a very dense gas.


Production

Pentafluoroethyl iodide can be produced by electrochemical fluorination of 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoro-1,2-diiodoethane. : It can also be produced by react
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iodine Iodine is a chemical element; it has symbol I and atomic number 53. The heaviest of the stable halogens, it exists at standard conditions as a semi-lustrous, non-metallic solid that melts to form a deep violet liquid at , and boils to a vi ...
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iodine pentafluoride Iodine pentafluoride is an interhalogen compound with chemical formula IF5. It is one of the fluorides of iodine. It is a colorless liquid, although impure samples appear yellow. It is used as a fluorination reagent and even a solvent in speci ...
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Properties

Pentafluoroethyl iodide is a pungent colourless gas and an
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Uses

Pentafluoroethyl iodide is an intermediate of preparing other compounds.Google Patents
US3351671A - Preparation of pentafluoroiodoethane - Google Patents
retrieved 7 January 2019.
Google Patents
US20080200735A1 - Catalyst for the synthesis of CF3I and CF3CF2I - Google Patents
retrieved 7 January 2019.


References

{{reflist Fluoroiodoalkanes Anesthetics