Silver hypoiodite

Silver hypoiodite
Names
	IUPAC name Silver(I) hypoiodite
	Other names Argentous hypoiodite; Iodoxysilver;
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/Ag.IO/c;1-2/q+1;-1 Key: IVJMAQWBPZFGIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES [Ag+].I[O-];
Properties
Chemical formula	AgIO
Molar mass	250.772 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Other anions	Silver chloride; Silver chlorite; Silver chlorate; Silver perchlorate;
Other cations	Sodium hypochlorite; Potassium hypochlorite; Calcium hypochlorite; Barium hypochlorite; Copper hypochlorite;
Related compounds	Hypochlorous acid; Silver hypochlorite; Silver hypobromite; Methyl hypochlorite;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Silver hypoiodite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Ag I O.^[1]^[2]^[3] This is an ionic compound of silver and the polyatomic ion hypoiodite. It decomposes rapidly at room temperature.^[3]

Synthesis

Adding iodine to a dilute neutral solution of silver nitrate:^[4]

2 AgNO₃ + I₂ + H₂O → AgI + AgIO + 2 HNO₃

↑ Science Data Booklet. Manjunath.R. 11 July 2020. p. 118. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
↑ Fresenius, C. Remigius (1882). A System of Instruction in Quantitative Chemical Analysis. J. Wiley. p. 295. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
1 2 Massey, A. G.; Thompson, N. R.; Johnson, B. F. G. (31 January 2017). The Chemistry of Copper, Silver and Gold: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-4831-5839-6. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
↑ Fresenius, C. Remigius (1915). Quantitative Chemical Analysis. J. Wiley & Sons. p. 572. Retrieved 3 December 2024.