Fluorine perchlorate

Fluorine perchlorate
Names
	IUPAC name Perchloryl hypofluorite
	Other names Fluorine perchlorate
Identifiers
CAS Number	10049-03-3 ;
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ChemSpider	10326178 ;
PubChem CID	13022374;
UNII	M5BON9S68S ;
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Properties
Chemical formula	FClO; 4
Melting point	−167.3 °C (−269.1 °F; 105.8 K)
Boiling point	−16 °C (3 °F; 257 K)
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	9 kcal/mol
Hazards
Main hazards	Highly explosive gas
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Fluorine perchlorate, also called perchloryl hypofluorite is the rarely encountered chemical compound of fluorine, chlorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula ClO
₄F or FOClO
₃. It is an extremely unstable gas that explodes spontaneously^[2] and has a penetrating odor.^[3]

Synthesis[]

One synthesis uses fluorine and perchloric acid,^[4] though the action of ClF₅ on water is another method.^{[citation needed]}

{\ce {F2 + HClO4 -> FClO4 + HF}}

Another method of synthesis involves the thermal decomposition of tetrafluoroammonium perchlorate, NF
₄ClO
₄, which yields very pure FClO
₄ that may be manipulated and frozen without explosions.^[5]

{\ce {NF4ClO4->[\ \Delta \ ]NF3{}+FClO4}}

Structure[]

Fluorine perchlorate is not analogous to perchloric acid because the fluorine atom does not exist as a positive ion. It contains an oxygen atom in a rare oxidation state of 0 due to the electronegativity of oxygen, which is higher than that of chlorine but lower than that of fluorine.

Safety[]

FClO₄ has a very dangerous and unpredictable series of reactions associated with it, as a covalent perchlorate (chlorine in the +7 oxidation state) and a compound featuring a very sensitive O-F single bond. Small amounts of reducing agent, such as organic compounds, can trigger explosive detonation. Products of these decomposition reactions could include oxygen halides, interhalogen compounds, and other hazardous substances.

Accidental synthesis is possible if precursors are carelessly mixed. Like similar covalent fluorides and perchlorates, it needs to be handled with extreme caution.

Reaction[]

FClO₄ is a strong oxidant and it reacts with iodide ion:

{\ce {FOClO3 + 2I^- -> ClO4^- + F^- + I2}}

FClO₄ can also react with tetrafluoroethylene:^[6]

{\ce {CF2=CF2 + FOClO3 -> CF3CF2OClO3}}

It may be a radical addition reaction.^[7]

References[]

^ Breazeale, J. D.; MacLaren, R. O.. Thermochemistry of oxygen-fluorine bonding, United Technology Center, Sunnyvale, CA, 1963. Accession Number: AD0402889. Retrieved online from [1] on 2009-05-21.
^ Pradyot Patnaik. A comprehensive guide to the hazardous properties of chemical substances, 3rd ed., Wiley-Interscience, 2007. ISBN 0-471-71458-5
^ Robert Alan Lewis. Lewis' dictionary of toxicology, CRC Press, 1998, p. 508. ISBN 1-56670-223-2
^ Rohrback, G. H.; Cady, G. H. (1947). "The Preparation of Fluorine Perchlorate from Fluorine and Perchloric Acid". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 69 (3): 677–678. doi:10.1021/ja01195a063.
^ Schack, C. J.; Christe, K. O. (1979). "Reactions of fluorine perchlorate with fluorocarbons and the polarity of the oxygen-fluorine bond in covalent hypofluorites". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (9): 2619–2620. doi:10.1021/ic50199a056.
^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
^ Schack, Carl J.; Christe, Karl O. (1979). "Reactions of fluorine perchlorate with fluorocarbons and the polarity of the oxygen-fluorine bond in covalent hypofluorites". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (9): 2619. doi:10.1021/ic50199a056.

External links[]

Media related to Fluorine perchlorate at Wikimedia Commons
Chemist Derek Lowe's experiences with perchlorates

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[1] Breazeale, J. D.; MacLaren, R. O.. Thermochemistry of oxygen-fluorine bonding, United Technology Center, Sunnyvale, CA, 1963. Accession Number: AD0402889. Retrieved online from [1] on 2009-05-21.

[2] Pradyot Patnaik. A comprehensive guide to the hazardous properties of chemical substances, 3rd ed., Wiley-Interscience, 2007. ISBN 0-471-71458-5

[3] Robert Alan Lewis. Lewis' dictionary of toxicology, CRC Press, 1998, p. 508. ISBN 1-56670-223-2

[4] Rohrback, G. H.; Cady, G. H. (1947). "The Preparation of Fluorine Perchlorate from Fluorine and Perchloric Acid". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 69 (3): 677–678. doi:10.1021/ja01195a063.

[5] Schack, C. J.; Christe, K. O. (1979). "Reactions of fluorine perchlorate with fluorocarbons and the polarity of the oxygen-fluorine bond in covalent hypofluorites". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (9): 2619–2620. doi:10.1021/ic50199a056.

[6] Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.

[7] Schack, Carl J.; Christe, Karl O. (1979). "Reactions of fluorine perchlorate with fluorocarbons and the polarity of the oxygen-fluorine bond in covalent hypofluorites". Inorganic Chemistry. 18 (9): 2619. doi:10.1021/ic50199a056.

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