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Bromo(chloro)fluoro(iodo)silane is a complex inorganic compound of bromine, chlorine, fluorine, iodine, and silicon with the chemical formula SiIBrClF.[2] This is a chiral molecule.[3]

Preparation

It can be prepared by prolonged heating of a mixture of fluoride-chloride-dibromide of silicon SiFClBr2 and triiodosilane SiHI3 at 100 °C, followed by separation of the halide mixture by fractional distillation.

Physical properties

The compound is a colorless solid, that reacts with water.

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