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Answer» What is Iodine monochloride mean? Iodine monochloride is an interhalogen compound with the formula ICl. It is a red-brown chemical compound that melts near room temperature. Because of the difference in the electronegativity of iodine and chlorine, this molecule is highly polar and behaves as a source of I+. Iodine monochloride is produced simply by combining the halogens in a 1:1 molar ratio, according to the equation I2 + Cl2 → 2 ICl When chlorine gas is passed through iodine crystals, one observes the brown vapor of iodine monochloride. Dark brown iodine monochloride liquid is collected. Excess chlorine converts iodine monochloride into iodine trichloride in a reversible reaction:
ICl + Cl2 ⇌ ICl3
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