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Chlorine monofluoride is a volatility (chemistry), volatile interhalogen compound with the chemical formula ClF. It is a colourless gas at room temperature and is stable even at high temperatures. When cooled to −100 °C, ClF condenses as a pale yellow liquid. Many of its properties are intermediate between its parent halogens, chlorine, Cl2 and fluorine, F2.
National Pollutant Inventory - Fluoride and compounds fact sheetWebBook page for FCl
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Reactivity
Chlorine monofluoride is a versatile halogenation, fluorinating agent, converting metals and non-metals to their fluorides and releasing Cl2 in the process. For example, it converts tungsten to tungsten hexafluoride and selenium to selenium tetrafluoride: :W + 6 ClF → WF6 + 3 Cl2 :Se + 4 ClF → SeF4 + 2 Cl2 FCl can also chlorofluorinate compounds, either by addition across a bond order, multiple bond or via redox, oxidation. For example, it adds fluorine and chlorine to the carbon of carbon monoxide, yielding carbonyl chloride fluoride: :CO + ClF →
See also
*Chlorine fluoridesReferences
External links
National Pollutant Inventory - Fluoride and compounds fact sheet
{{Fluorine compounds Fluorides Fluorinating agents Inorganic chlorine compounds Interhalogen compounds Oxidizing agents