Hexaoxygen difluoride explained

Hexaoxygen difluoride is a binary inorganic compound of fluorine and oxygen with the chemical formula .^{[1] [2]} The compound is one of many known oxygen fluorides.^[3]

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by electric discharges through the — mixture of the certain molar ratio at 60 to 77 K. The ratio is predicted to be 6:2.

Physical properties

Hexaoxygen difluoride is an oxidizing agent. At 60 K, the compound looks like a dark-brown crystalline solid. If slowly warmed, it decomposes to lower oxygen fluorides and ozone. If quickly warmed to 90 K, it explodes, creating and .^[4]

Notes and References

1. Streng . A. G. . Grosse . A. V. . Two New Fluorides of Oxygen, O₅F₂ and O₆F₂ 1,2 . . January 1966 . 88 . 1 . 169–170 . 10.1021/ja00953a035 . 19 May 2023.
2. Book: Bailar . John Christian . Trotman-Dickenson . A. F. . Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry: Ge, Sn, Pb, Group VB, Group VIB, Group VIIB . 1973 . . 978-0-08-017275-0 . 764 . 19 May 2023 . en.
3. Book: Bretherick . L. . Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards . 27 October 2016 . . 978-1-4831-6250-8 . 1622 . 19 May 2023 . en.
4. Book: F Fluorine: Compounds with Oxygen and Nitrogen . 29 June 2013 . . 978-3-662-06339-2 . 134 . 19 May 2023 . en.