Chlorosyl fluoride explained

Chlorosyl fluoride is an inorganic compound of chlorine, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula OClF.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synthesis

• Partial hydrolysis of chlorine trifluoride in diluted gas phase at low temperatures.^[4]
• Reaction of chlorine trifluoride with nitric acid.^[4]

Chemical properties

Chlorosyl fluoride is thermolabile and disproportionates to ClF and .:^[4]

Notes and References

1. Müller . Holger S. P . Infrared spectroscopy and molecular properties of chlorosyl fluoride, FClO . . 10 December 1999 . 314 . 5 . 396–402 . 10.1016/S0009-2614(99)01197-5 . 1999CPL...314..396M . 27 March 2023 . en . 0009-2614.
2. Müller . Holger S. P. . Cohen . Edward A. . The molecular properties of chlorosyl fluoride, FClO, as determined from the ground-state rotational spectrum . . 8 February 2002 . 116 . 6 . 2407–2416 . 10.1063/1.1433002 . 2002JChPh.116.2407M . 27 March 2023 . 0021-9606.
3. Vogt . J. . 755 ClFO Chlorosyl fluoride . Asymmetric Top Molecules. Part 3 . Landolt-Börnstein - Group II Molecules and Radicals . 2011 . 29D3 . 296–298 . 10.1007/978-3-642-14145-4_177 . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. 2011LanB.29D3..296V . 978-3-642-14144-7 .
4. Book: Haupt . Axel . Organic and Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry: Methods and Applications . 22 March 2021 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-065933-7 . 139 . 27 March 2023 . en.