Chlorine Chlorine is a chemical element with the symbol Cl and atomic number 17. The second-lightest of the halogens, it appears between fluorine and bromine in the periodic table and its properties are mostly intermediate between them. Chlorine i ...

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oxygen Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as ...

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bond Bond or bonds may refer to: Common meanings * Bond (finance), a type of debt security * Bail bond, a commercial third-party guarantor of surety bonds in the United States * Chemical bond, the attraction of atoms, ions or molecules to form chemica ...

in many ways: * chlorine monoxide, , chlorine (II) oxide * chlorine peroxide, , dimer of chlorine (II) oxide *

chlorine dioxide Chlorine dioxide is a chemical compound with the formula ClO2 that exists as yellowish-green gas above 11 °C, a reddish-brown liquid between 11 °C and −59 °C, and as bright orange crystals below −59 °C. It is usually ...

, , chlorine (IV) oxide * chloroperoxyl, *

chlorine trioxide Dichlorine hexoxide is the chemical compound with the molecular formula , which is correct for its gaseous state. However, in liquid or solid form, this chlorine oxide ionizes into the dark red ionic compound chloryl perchlorate , which may be th ...

, ClO₃, chlorine (VI) oxide *

dichlorine monoxide Dichlorine monoxide is an inorganic compound with the molecular formula Cl2O. It was first synthesised in 1834 by Antoine Jérôme Balard, who along with Gay-Lussac also determined its composition. In older literature it is often referred to as c ...

, Cl₂O, chlorine (I) oxide *Three dichlorine dioxides: **

ClO dimer Chlorine peroxide (also known as dichlorine dioxide or ClO dimer) is a molecular compound with formula ClOOCl. Chemically, it is a Dimer (chemistry), dimer of the chlorine monoxide radical (ClO·). It is important in the formation of the ozone h ...

, Cl₂O₂, chlorine (I) peroxide **

chloryl chloride In chemistry, chloryl refers to a triatomic cation with chemical formula . This species has the same general structure as chlorite () but it is electronically different, with chlorine having a +5 oxidation state (rather than the +3 of chlorite). ...

, ClO₂Cl, chlorine (0,IV) oxide ** chlorine chlorite, ClOClO, chlorine (I,III) oxide * dichlorine trioxide, Cl₂O₃, chlorine (I,V) oxide *dichlorine tetroxide, also known as

chlorine perchlorate Chlorine perchlorate is a chemical compound with the formula Cl2O4. This chlorine oxide is an asymmetric oxide, with one chlorine atom in +1 oxidation state and the other +7, with proper formula ClOClO3. It is produced by the photodimerization o ...

, ClOClO₃, chlorine (I,VII) oxide *

dichlorine pentoxide Dichlorine pentoxide is a hypothetical chlorine oxide with a chemical formula Cl2O5. The most stable configuration of dichlorine pentoxide is unknown, but theory predicts that the perchloryl/chloride peroxide structure would be the most stable amo ...

, Cl₂O₅, is hypothetical *

dichlorine hexoxide Dichlorine hexoxide is the chemical compound with the molecular formula , which is correct for its gaseous state. However, in liquid or solid form, this chlorine oxide ionizes into the dark red ionic compound chloryl perchlorate , which may be tho ...

, chloryl perchlorate, Cl₂O₆, chlorine (V,VII) oxide *

dichlorine heptoxide Dichlorine heptoxide is the chemical compound with the formula Cl2O7. This chlorine oxide is the anhydride of perchloric acid. It is produced by the careful distillation of perchloric acid in the presence of the dehydrating agent phosphorus pentox ...

, Cl₂O₇, chlorine (VII) oxide *

chlorine tetroxide Chlorine tetroxide is an unstable chlorine oxide with the chemical formula . History Gomberg's mistaken 1923 production In 1923, the famous radical chemist Moses Gomberg proposed a production method of chlorine tetroxide. He claimed that treatin ...

, * chlorine (VII) oxide peroxide, (OClO₃)₂ Several ions are also chlorine oxides: *

chloryl In chemistry, chloryl refers to a triatomic cation with chemical formula . This species has the same general structure as chlorite () but it is electronically different, with chlorine having a +5 oxidation state (rather than the +3 of chlorit ...

, * perchloryl, * hypochlorite, ClO⁻ * chlorite, ClO₂⁻ * chlorate, ClO₃⁻ *

perchlorate A perchlorate is a chemical compound containing the perchlorate ion, . The majority of perchlorates are commercially produced salts. They are mainly used as oxidizers for pyrotechnic devices and to control static electricity in food packaging. Per ...

, ClO₄⁻

References

Chlorine oxoacids and structure of dichlorine oxides. Chem. Educator, Vol. 16, 2011, vol. 16, pp. 275—278
{{Chemistry index Chlorine oxides

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