Pentaoxygen difluoride explained

Pentaoxygen 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.

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by electric discharges through the — mixture of the certain molar ratio at 60 to 77K. The ratio is predicted to be 5:2.

Physical properties

Pentaoxygen difluoride is an oxidizing agent. At 90K, the compound looks like a reddish-brown liquid and as an oil at 77 K.^[3]

At 77K, the compound is insoluble in liquid , soluble in liquid and . At 65K, it is soluble in liquid .^[3]

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: F Fluorine: Compounds with Oxygen and Nitrogen . 29 June 2013 . . 978-3-662-06339-2 . 134 . 19 May 2023 . en.