Hypoiodous acid (original) (raw)

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Hypoiodous acid

Hydrogen, H Oxygen, O Iodine, I
Names
IUPAC name Hypoiodous acid
Identifiers
CAS Number 14332-21-9 checkY
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ChEBI CHEBI:29231 checkY
ChemSpider 109942 checkY
PubChem CID 123340
UNII 2PYC923C5W checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) DTXSID8042050 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI InChI=1S/HIO/c1-2/h2H checkYKey: GEOVEUCEIQCBKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
SMILES IO
Properties
Chemical formula HOI
Molar mass 143.911 g·mol−1
Acidity (p_K_a) 10.5 (in water, estimate)[1]
Conjugate base Hypoiodite
Related compounds
Related compounds Hypofluorous acidHypochlorous acidHypobromous acid
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Chemical compound

Hypoiodous acid is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula HOI. It forms when an aqueous solution of iodine is treated with mercuric or silver salts. It rapidly decomposes by disproportionation:[2]

5 HIO → HIO3 + 2 I2 + 2 H2O

Hypoiodous acid is a weak acid with a p_K_a of about 11. The conjugate base is hypoiodite (IO−). Salts of this anion can be prepared by treating I2 with alkali hydroxides. They rapidly disproportionate to form iodides and iodates.[2]

Ammonium hypoiodites can be formed by oxiation of the analogous iodide salts. These and also sodium hypoiodite are useful as oxidizing agents for a various types of organic compounds.

Hypoiodite is one of the active oxidizing agents generated by lactoperoxidase as part of the mamalian innate immune system.[3]

Hypoiodous acid is part of a series of oxyacids in which iodine can assume oxidation states of −1, +1, +3, +5, or +7. A number of neutral iodine oxides are also known.

Iodine oxidation state −1 +1 +3 +5 +7
Name Hydrogen iodide Hypoiodous acid Iodous acid Iodic acid Periodic acid
Formula HI HIO HIO2 HIO3 HIO4 or H5IO6
  1. ^ Perrin, D. D., ed. (1982) [1969]. Ionisation Constants of Inorganic Acids and Bases in Aqueous Solution. IUPAC Chemical Data (2nd ed.). Oxford: Pergamon (published 1984). Entry 119. ISBN 0-08-029214-3. LCCN 82-16524.
  2. ^ a b Holleman, A.F. (2001). Wiberg, Nils (ed.). Inorganic chemistry (1st English ed.). San Diego, Calif. : Berlin: Academic Press, W. de Gruyter. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
  3. ^ Singh, Prashant K.; Ahmad, Nayeem; Yamini, Shavait; Singh, Rashmi P.; Singh, Amit K.; Sharma, Pradeep; Smith, Michael L.; Sharma, Sujata; Singh, Tej P. (2022). "Structural evidence of the oxidation of iodide ion into hyper-reactive hypoiodite ion by mammalian heme lactoperoxidase". Protein Science. 31 (2): 384–395. doi:10.1002/pro.4230. PMC 8819834. PMID 34761444.