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| IUPAC name Chloro perchlorate [1] | |||
| Systematic IUPAC name Chloro perchlorate [1] | |||
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| 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) | ||
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| 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). | |||
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 Cl−O−ClO3. It is produced by the photodimerization of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) at room temperature by 436 nm ultraviolet light: [3] [4] [5]
Chlorine perchlorate can also be made by the following reaction at −45 °C.
Chlorine perchlorate is a pale greenish liquid. It is less stable than ClO2 (chlorine dioxide)[ citation needed ] and decomposes at room temperature to give O2 (oxygen), Cl2 (chlorine) and Cl2O6 (dichlorine hexoxide):
Chlorine perchlorate reacts with metal chlorides to form chlorine and the corresponding anhydrous perchlorate:
| Reactant | Conditions | Products |
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| — | Heat | dichlorine hexoxide (80%), chlorine dioxide, chlorine, oxygen |
| — | Ultraviolet light | dichlorine heptoxide, chlorine, oxygen [5] |
| caesium iodide | −45 °C | caesium tetraperchloratoiodate(III) Cs+[I(OClO3)4]− [note 1] |
| ClOSO2F or ClF | — | M+ClO−4 (M = Cs or [NO2]) [note 2] |
| bromine | −45 °C | bromine perchlorate (BrOClO3) [note 2] |
| iodine(0.33 mol) | −50 °C | iodine(III) perchlorate I(OClO3)3 [note 3] |
| CF3I | -112 °C | CF3OClO3, O2, Cl2, Cl2O7, and I2O5. [8] |