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Iodine pentafluoride is an interhalogen compound with chemical formula IF5. It is a fluoride of iodine. It is a colourless or yellow liquid with a density of 3.250 g cm−3. It was first synthesized by Henri Moissan in 1891 by burning solid iodine in fluorine gas. This exothermic reaction is still used to produce iodine pentafluoride although the reaction conditions have been improved.I2 + 5 F2 → 2 IF5↑ ↑ ↑ 3.0 3.1 ↑ ↑ ↑
