Chlorine oxide explained

Chlorine and oxygen can bond in a number of ways:

• chlorine monoxide radical,, chlorine (II) oxide radical
• chloroperoxyl radical,, chlorine (II) peroxide radical
• chlorine dioxide,, chlorine (IV) oxide
• chlorine trioxide radical,, chlorine (VI) oxide radical
• chlorine tetroxide radical,, chlorine (VII) oxide radical
• dichlorine monoxide,, chlorine (I) oxide
• chlorine peroxide,, dimer of chlorine monoxide radical or ClO dimer, chlorine (I) peroxide
  • chloryl chloride,, chlorine (0,IV) oxide
  • chlorine chlorite,, chlorine (I,III) oxide
• dichlorine trioxide, as, chlorine (III,V) oxide
  • dichlorine trioxide, as possible isomer, chlorine (I,V) oxide
  • dichlorine trioxide, as hypothetical isomer, chlorine (III) oxide
• dichlorine tetroxide, also known as chlorine perchlorate, or, chlorine (I,VII) oxide
• dichlorine pentoxide, or, is hypothetical
• dichlorine hexoxide or chloryl perchlorate, or, chlorine (V,VII) oxide
• dichlorine heptoxide,, chlorine (VII) oxide
• dichlorine octoxide, chlorine (VII) oxide peroxide or dimer of chlorine tetroxide radical, or

Several ions are also chlorine oxides:

• chloryl,
• perchloryl,
• hypochlorite,
• chlorite,
• chlorate,
• perchlorate,

See also

• Oxygen fluoride(s), bromine oxide(s), iodine oxide(s) – analogous oxygen halide and halogen oxides
• Sulfur fluoride(s), sulfur chloride(s), sulfur bromide(s), sulfur iodide(s) – analogous sulfur halides, some of which are valence isoelectronic with chlorine oxides.

References

• Chlorine oxoacids and structure of dichlorine oxides. Chem. Educator, Vol. 16, 2011, vol. 16, pp. 275—278