Xenon dioxydifluoride

Xenon dioxydifluoride
Names

IUPAC name Difluoro(dioxo)xenon
Other names Xenon(VI) dioxide difluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	10329748
PubChem CID	23236530
InChI InChI=1S/F2O2Xe/c1-5(2,3)4
SMILES O=[Xe](=O)(F)F
Properties
Chemical formula	F₂O₂Xe
Molar mass	201.288 g·mol⁻¹
Melting point	30.8 °C (87.4 °F; 304 K)^[1]
Structure
Crystal structure	Orthorhombic ^[2]
Molecular shape	Disphenoidal or seesaw [Sawhorse]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

Xenon dioxydifluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula XeO₂F₂.^[2]^[1] At room temperature it exists as a metastable solid, which decomposes slowly into xenon difluoride, but the cause of this decomposition is unknown.^[1]

Preparation

Xenon dioxydifluoride is prepared by reacting xenon trioxide with xenon oxytetrafluoride.^[1]

{\ce {XeO3 + XeOF4 -> 2XeO2F2}}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Claassen, Howard H.; Gasner, Earl L.; Kim, Hyunyong; Huston, J. L. (July 1968). "Vibrational Spectra and Structure of XeO 2 F 2". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 49 (1): 253–257. Bibcode:1968JChPh..49..253C. doi:10.1063/1.1669818. ISSN 0021-9606.
^ ^a ^b Willett, R. D.; LaBonville, P.; Ferraro, J. R. (1975-08-15). "Normal coordinate treatment of XeO 2 F 2". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 63 (4): 1474–1478. Bibcode:1975JChPh..63.1474W. doi:10.1063/1.431510. ISSN 0021-9606.