Dioxygen monofluoride explained

Dioxygen monofluoride is a binary inorganic compound radical of fluorine and oxygen with the chemical formula .^{[1] [2] [3]} The compound is stable only at low temperature. This is one of many known oxygen fluorides.^[4]

Synthesis

• Thermal decomposition of dioxygen difluoride:^[5]

• Photolysis of and dilute in argon:

Physical properties

Dioxygen monofluoride is a strong oxidizing agent, can be prepared in the coaxial reactor.^[6]

Notes and References

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2. Campbell . G.M. . A kinetic study of the equilibrium between dioxygen monofluoride and dioxygen difluoride . Journal of Fluorine Chemistry . March 1990 . 46 . 3 . 357–366 . 10.1016/S0022-1139(00)82921-8 .
3. Book: Ebsworth . E. A. V. . Connor . J. A. . Turner . J. J. . The Chemistry of Oxygen: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry . 6 June 2016 . . 978-1-4831-3789-6 . 757 . 18 May 2023 . en.
4. Spratley . Richard D. . Turner . J. J. . Pimentel . George C. . Dioxygen Monofluoride: Infrared Spectrum, Vibrational Potential Function, and Bonding . . March 1966 . 44 . 5 . 2063–2068 . 10.1063/1.1726981 .
5. Book: Ebsworth . E. A. V. . Connor . J. A. . Turner . J. J. . The Chemistry of Oxygen: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry . 6 June 2016 . . 978-1-4831-3789-6 . 756–757 . 18 May 2023 . en.
6. Book: Council . National Research . Studies . Division on Earth and Life . Resources . Commission on Geosciences, Environment and . Wastes . Molten Salt Panel of the Committee on Remediation of Buried and Tank . Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternatives for the Removal and Disposition of Molten Salt Reactor Experiment Fluoride Salts . 26 February 1997 . . 978-0-309-17492-3 . 104 . 18 May 2023 . en.