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DURING an investigation of the solvent properties of phosphorus (III) isocyanate1 it was observed that iodine dissolved to give a reddish-brown solution. It is well known that such coloured solutions of iodine in ‘active’ solvents indicate some sort of solvent-solute interaction2.
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COLTON, E., ST. CYR, L. Solution of Iodine in Phosphorus(III) Isocyanate. Nature 183, 1042 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/1831042a0
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