Iodine monoxide

This article is about the compound IO. For the oxoanion with the formula IO−, see hypoiodite. For the molecule I2O, see Diiodine monoxide.
Iodine monoxide
Names
Other names
Iodine(II) oxide, iodosyl, oxidoiodine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
1170
  • InChI=1S/IO/c1-2
    Key: AFSVSXMRDKPOEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [O]I
Properties
IO
Molar mass 142.903 g·mol−1
Appearance purple gas[citation needed]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Iodine monoxide is a binary inorganic compound of iodine and oxygen with the chemical formula IO•. A free radical, this compound is the simplest of many iodine oxides.[1][2][3] It is similar to the oxygen monofluoride, chlorine monoxide and bromine monoxide radicals.

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  2. ^ "Iodine oxide". NIST.
  3. ^ Haynes, William M. (9 June 2015). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 96th Edition. CRC Press. p. 2-17. ISBN 978-1-4822-6097-7. Retrieved 27 March 2023.