Iodine pentoxide
Iodine pentoxide, also named iodine(V) oxide or diiodine pentoxide, is a chemical with the formula I2O5. It is commonly encountered as a pale solid and is best described as an oxide composed of iodine and oxygen.
Key points:
- Classification: an inorganic chemical compound.
- Elements present: iodine and oxygen.
- Structure and bonding: the material is not normally treated as ionic; it consists of covalently bonded atoms rather than separate ions.
- Oxidation: the iodine atoms are in the +5 oxidation state.
The compound can be viewed, in a formal sense, as the dehydrated form of iodic acid and has been used in studies and reactions where a +5 iodine oxide is required.