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THE blue colour which appears when iodine reacts with oleum has been discussed in terms of the formation of the iodine cation, I+ (refs. 1, 2). Recently3, evidence purporting to show that iodine cations are not formed by oxidation in this medium and that the blue colour is due to an ‘inclusion’ compound of molecular iodine and ‘polysulphuric’ acid has been put forward. We wish to reconsider this conclusion.
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AROTSKY, J., SYMONS, M. Colour of Solutions of Iodine in Oleum. Nature 193, 678 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193678a0
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