What is the use and hazard of Iodine pentafluoride?

Iodine pentafluoride is a toxic colorless fuming liquid (m.p. 9°C). Decomposed by water to iodine and hydrofluoric acid. Contact with organic materials may cause their ignition. It is used as a fluorination reagent and even a solvent in specialized syntheses.It is corrosive to metals and tissue. Prolonged exposure of the container to fire or heat may result in their violent rupturing and rocketing. Prolonged exposure to low concentrations or short term exposure to high concentrations may result in adverse health effects.

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