Chlorine perchlorate

Chlorine perchlorate
Names
IUPAC name
Chloro perchlorate[1]
Systematic IUPAC name
Chloro perchlorate[1]
Other names
Chlorine(I,VII) oxide
Dichlorine tetroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Cl2O4/c1-6-2(3,4)5 ☒N
    Key: JRONPIZRZBBOBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
  • ClO[Cl](=O)(=O)=O
Properties
Cl2O4
Molar mass 134.90 g·mol−1
Appearance Pale green liquid
Density 1.81 g·cm−3
Melting point −117 °C (−179 °F; 156 K)
Boiling point 20 °C (68 °F; 293 K) (decomposes)
Reacts
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 oxidizer
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chlorine perchlorate is a chemical compound with the formula Cl2O4. This chlorine oxide is an asymmetric oxide, with one chlorine atom in +1 oxidation state and the other +7, with proper formula ClOClO3. It is produced by the photodimerization of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) at room temperature by 436 nm ultraviolet light:[2][3][4]

2ClO2 → ClOClO3

Chlorine perchlorate can also be made by the following reaction at −45 °C.

CsClO4 + ClOSO2F → Cs(SO3)F + ClOClO3
  1. ^ a b "Chloro Perchlorate - PubChem Public Chemical Database". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information.
  2. ^ A. J. Schell-Sorokin; D. S. Bethune; J. R. Lankard; M. M. T. Loy; P. P. Sorokin (1982). "Chlorine perchlorate a major photolysis product of chlorine dioxide". J. Phys. Chem. 86 (24): 4653–4655. doi:10.1021/j100221a001.
  3. ^ M. I. Lopez; J. E. Sicre (1988). "Ultraviolet spectrum of chlorine perchlorate". J. Phys. Chem. 92 (2): 563–564. doi:10.1021/j100313a062.
  4. ^ Rao, Balaji; Anderson, Todd A.; Redder, Aaron; Jackson, W. Andrew (2010-04-15). "Perchlorate Formation by Ozone Oxidation of Aqueous Chlorine/Oxy-Chlorine Species: Role of ClxOy Radicals". Environmental Science & Technology. 44 (8): 2961–2967. Bibcode:2010EnST...44.2961R. doi:10.1021/es903065f. ISSN 0013-936X. PMID 20345093.