Chlorine trifluoride dioxide

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)6 Key: JTEAZAJBVCLGDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES O=[Cl](F)(F)(F)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	ClF3O2
Molar mass	124.44 g·mol−1
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 [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chlorine trifluoride dioxide is an inorganic compound of chlorine, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula ClO₂F₃.^[1]

Synthesis

Synthesis of chlorine trifluoride dioxide can be by a reaction of chlorine monofluoride with dioxygen difluoride:^[2]

ClF + O₂F₂ → ClO₂F₃

Alternatively it can be made by a reaction of chlorine trifluoride with oxygen gas:^[2]

ClF₃ + O₂ → ClO₂F₃

Chlorine trifluoride dioxide is a colorless gas at standard conditions.^[3]

ClO₂F₃ reacts with water.^[4]

Names
Other names Chloryl trifluoride, chlorine dioxytrifluoride, trifluorodioxychlorine
Identifiers
CAS Number	38680-84-1^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/ClF3O2/c2-1(3,4,5)6 Key: JTEAZAJBVCLGDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES O=[Cl](F)(F)(F)=O
Properties
Chemical formula	ClF₃O₂
Molar mass	124.44 g·mol⁻¹
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 [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references