Chlorine monofluoride

Chlorine Monofluoride

Colorless gas

Gaseous

  • 2.23 g · l-1 (gas at 25 ° C)
  • 1.62 g · cm -3 ( at -100 ° C Fluid )

-155.6 ° C

-101.1 ° C

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Chlorine fluoride is an interhalogen compound consisting of the elements chlorine and fluorine. Like most interhalogens and all chlorine fluorides it is extremely reactive. She was discovered in 1928 by Otto Ruff.

Production and representation

Chlorofluoride may be prepared by heating a mixture of elemental chlorine and fluorine in the presence of copper chips to 250 ° C..

Also possible is the preparation by reaction of chlorine trifluoride with chlorine.

Properties and Uses

As solid and gas chlorine fluoride is colorless, as a liquid, it has a pale yellow color. With water, metals and many organic compounds, it reacts stormy evolution of light; It attacks glass forming explosive chlorine oxides. Chlorine fluoride can be used as a medium strong fluorinating agent.

CAS registry number PubChem Chemical element CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Chlorine pentafluoride Bromine monofluoride Iodine monofluoride Iodine heptafluoride
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