Iodine reaction with antimony

Reaction with iodine forms iodine monochloride, ICl which combines with excess SbCls to form adducts, SbCR 2IC1 and SbCls 31 Cl similarly reaction with chlorine trifluoride, CIF3 gives antimony dichlorotrifluoride, SbCbFs. 

At 225—275°C, bromination of the vapor yields bromochloromethanes CCl Br, CCl2Br2, and CClBr. Chloroform reacts with aluminum bromide to form bromoform, CHBr. Chloroform cannot be direcdy fluorinated with elementary flourine fluoroform, CHF, is produced from chloroform by reaction with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a metallic fluoride catalyst (8). It is also a coproduct of monochlorodifluoromethane from the HF—CHCl reaction over antimony chlorofluoride. Iodine gives a characteristic purple solution in chloroform but does not react even at the boiling point. Iodoform, CHI, may be produced from chloroform by reaction with ethyl iodide in the presence of aluminum chloride however, this is not the route normally used for its preparation. 

Sb reacts with chlorine or bromine forming antimony chloride or bromide with iodine, the reaction occurs in boiling benzene or halogenated organic solvent to form antimony truodide, Sbls. 

Reactions with reducing agents can be explosive. The compound attacks most metals almost as vigorously as fluorine. It spontaneously ignites boron, silicon, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and iodine at ordinary temperatures. 

Pure crystalline I2+Sb2F11 has been prepared by the reaction of iodine with antimony pentafluoride in liquid sulfur dioxide as solvent.789 After removal of insoluble SbF3, deep blue crystals of l2+Sb2Fn were obtained from the solution. An X-ray crystallographic structure determination showed the presence of the discrete... 

I2+ and Sb2Fn ions.790 Crystalline solids that can be formulated as I2+Sb2Fn have also been prepared by Kemmitt et al.780 by the reaction of iodine with antimony or tantalum pentafluoride in iodine pentafluoride solutions. 

Chemical Reactions.—The iodine can be replaced by chlorine, using either the gas itself or chlorides, such as those of mercuric mercury, arsenic, antimony and tin. A sulphoiodide is formed when the triiodide is heated with the trisulphide —... 

The blue solid prepared by Rulf et al. (9) in 1906 and thought to be (SbF5)aI was probably a mixture of an la fluoroantimonate salt, and some Sb(III)-containing material. Pure crystalline la SbaFu has recently been prepared by the reaction of iodine with antimony pentafluoride in liquid sulfur dioxide as solvent (11). After removal of insoluble SbFg, deep blue crystals of la SbaFi were obtained from the solution. An X-ray crystallographic structure determination showed the presence of the discrete ions la and SbaFu . Crystalline solids that can be formulated as la SbaFu and Ia TaaFii have also been prepared by Kemmitt et al. (4) by the reaction of iodine with antimony or tantalum pentafluorides in iodine pentafluoride solutions. 

Oxidizer, Poison, Corrosive SAFETY PROFILE Poisonous and corrosive. Very reactive, a powerful oxidizer. Explosive or violent reaction with organic materials, water, acetone, ammonium halides, antimony, antimony trichloride oxide, arsenic, benzene, boron, bromine, carbon, carbon monoxide, carbon tetrachloride, carbon tetraiodide, chloromethane, cobalt, ether, halogens, iodine, powdered molybdenum, niobium, 2-pentanone, phosphoms, potassium hexachloroplatinate, pyridine, silicon, silicone grease, sulfur, tantalum, tin dichloride, titanium, toluene, vanadium, uranium, uranium hexafluoride. 

Ignites on contact with antimony, arsenic, boron, iodine, phosphorus, selenium. Ignites when warmed with bismuth, carbon, chromium, lead, sulfur. Incandescent reaction with aluminum, cadmium, cobalt, iron, molybdenum, nickel, potassium, sodium, thorium, titanium, tungsten, uran-... 

For chlorination in the liquid phase, chlorine gas is led into the liquid and is dispersed in the form of fine bubbles. In most chlorina-tions heat and a catalyst are employed. Phosphorus and its halides, sulfur and its halides, iron, aluminum chloride, antimony chloride, and iodine are among the common catalysts used for chlorinations. For laboratory use red phosphorus, iron, and thionyl chloride give good results. Aluminum chloride (or aluminum-mercury couple), although a very efficient catalyst, clogs the disperser. The use of actinic light is sometimes used to promote chlorination in the liquid phase, and is extensively used in the vapor phase. The action of the catalysts is assumed to activate a few chlorine molecules which initiate chain reactions. For example, in the chlorination of benzene the reaction begins with the dissociation of a few molecules of chlorine to atoms ... 

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