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Chlorine trifluoride dioxide

Names
Other names Chloryl trifluoride, chlorine dioxytrifluoride, trifluorodioxychlorine
Identifiers
CAS Number	38680-84-1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/ClF3O2/c2-1(3,4,5)6Key: JTEAZAJBVCLGDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES O=(F)(F)(F)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	ClF3O2
Molar mass	124.44 g·mol
Appearance	colorless gas
Density	5.087 g/L
Melting point	−81 °C (−114 °F; 192 K)
Boiling point	−22 °C (−8 °F; 251 K)
Solubility in water	reacts with water
Related compounds
Related compounds	Iodyl trifluoride Bromyl trifluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chlorine trifluoride dioxide is an inorganic compound of chlorine, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula ClO₂F₃.

Synthesis

Synthesis of chlorine trifluoride dioxide can be by a reaction of chlorine monofluoride with dioxygen difluoride:

ClF + O₂F₂ → ClO₂F₃

Alternatively it can be made by a reaction of chlorine trifluoride with oxygen gas:

ClF₃ + O₂ → ClO₂F₃

Physical properties

Chlorine trifluoride dioxide is a colorless gas at standard conditions.

Chemical properties

ClO₂F₃ reacts with water.

References

1. Rode, B. M.; Engelbrecht, A. (15 September 1972). "LCAO MO SCF calculations on ClO₂F₃". Chemical Physics Letters. 16 (1): 26–27. Bibcode:1972CPL....16...26R. doi:10.1016/0009-2614(72)80448-2. ISSN 0009-2614.
2. ^ Downs, A. J.; Adams, C. J. (4 May 2017). The Chemistry of Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine and Astatine: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. 7. Elsevier. p. 1395. ISBN 978-1-4831-5832-7. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
3. Haupt, Axel (22 March 2021). Organic and Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry: Methods and Applications. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-065950-4. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
4. Lide, David R. (29 June 2004). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (85th ed.). CRC Press. p. 4-52. ISBN 978-0-8493-0485-9. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

• Oxyfluorides
• Chlorine(VII) compounds