Xenon monochloride

Xenon monochloride
Ball-and-stick model of xenon monochloride	Spacefill model of xenon monochloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	55130-03-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	26944143;
PubChem CID	21863288;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101030396 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/ClXe/c1-2 Key: HGCGQDMQKGRJNO-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/ClXe/c1-2 Key: HGCGQDMQKGRJNO-UHFFFAOYAS;
	SMILES Cl[Xe];
Properties
Chemical formula	XeCl
Molar mass	166.746 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Xenon monochloride (XeCl) is an exciplex which is used in excimer lasers and excimer lamps emitting near ultraviolet light at 308 nm. It is most commonly used in medicine. Xenon monochloride was first synthesized in the 1960s. Its kinetic scheme is very complex and its state changes occur on a nanosecond timescale. In the gaseous state, at least two kinds of xenon monochloride are known: XeCl and Xe
₂Cl, whereas complex aggregates form in the solid state in noble gas matrices. The excited state of xenon resembles halogens and it reacts with them to form excited molecular compounds.