Interhalogens chemical properties

The chemical properties of the interhalogens have been studied more fully than the chemical properties of the polyhalides. Their useful reactions depend upon the ability of the interhalogens to halogenate. In organic reactions, for example, it is possible to replace the chlorine atom in carbon tetrachloride with fluorine atoms through the use of bromine trifluoride. 

Discuss key features of Group 7A(17), understand how intermolecular forces and outer electron configuration account for physical and chemical properties, and descrihe the hydrogen halides, interhalogen compounds, and halogen oxides, oxoacids, and oxoanions ( 14.8) (EPs 14.66-14.73)... 

The interhalogens, particularly the halogen fluorides, are chemically very reactive materials and hydrolyze easily. The handling and manipulation of these, their derivatives, and cationic or anionic species have to be performed using the safety precautions customary in fluorine chemistry (exclusion of moisture and air, and in vacuum lines constracted from materials that are resistant to fluorine). The properties of the interhalogens are intermediate between those of their parent halogens, and some physical properties are summarized in Table 4. 

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