Nomenclature
CAS number: 10049-03-3
Chlorine tetroxyfluoride.
ClFO
4; mol wt 118.45.
Cl 29.93%, F 16.04%, O 54.03%.
FOClO
3.
Description and references
Prepd by passing fluorine over cold 72% aq
perchloric acid in platinum apparatus: Rohrback, Cady, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69, 677 (1947).
Properties
Colorless gas. Pungent, acrid odor. mp 167.3°. bp755 15.9°. Explodes on the slightest provocation, i.e., on contact
with rough surfaces, dust, grease, rubber, on melting, distilling,
etc.Caution
Attacks lungs even in traces.Status
This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject
to revision or update.