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Tetraiodine nonoxide

Tetraiodine nonoxide is an iodine oxide with the chemical formula I<sub>4</sub>O<sub>9</sub>.

Preparation

Tetraiodine nonoxide can be produced by reacting ozone and iodine in carbon tetrachloride at −78&nbsp;°C:

It can also be produced by heating iodic acid and phosphoric acid together:

Properties

Tetraiodine nonoxide is a light yellow solid that can easily hydrolyze. It decomposes above 75&nbsp;°C:

Like diiodine tetroxide, tetraiodine nonoxide contains both I(III) and I(V), and disproportionates to iodate and iodide under alkaline conditions:

It reacts with water to form iodic acid and iodine:

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