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Properties of substance:

chlorine(I) oxide

Synonyms:

dichlorine monoxide

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

orange-yellow gas

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

Cl2O

Structural formula as text:

Cl2O

Molar/atomic mass: 86.91

Melting point (°C):

-116

Boiling point (°C):

2

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

carbon tetrachloride: very soluble [Ref.]
water: reaction 143.6 (-9.4°C) [Ref.]

Interatomic distances and bond angles:

Interatomic distances (in pm): 170,038 (Cl-O) [gas]
Bond angles (in degrees): 110,96 (Cl-O-Cl) [gas]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1834

Density:

0.00389 (20°C, g/cm3)

Reactions of synthesis:

  1. [Ref.1]
    2Cl2 + 2Na2CO3 + H2O → Cl2O + 2NaHCO3 + 2NaCl
    2Cl2 + 2NaHCO3 → Cl2O + 2NaCl + 2CO2 + H2O
  2. [Ref.1aster, Ref.2aster, Ref.3]
    2Cl2 + HgO → Cl2O + HgCl2

Reactions:

  1. Yeild 75%. [Ref.1, Ref.2]
    3F2 + Cl2O → ClF3O + ClF3
  2. [Ref.1]
    Cl2O + 2NO2 → ClONO2 + ClNO2
  3. [Ref.1aster]
    Cl2O + N2O5 → 2ClNO3
  4. [Ref.1aster, Ref.2]
    Cl2O + H2O → 2HClO

Vapour pressure (Torr):

1 (-99°C)
10 (-73°C)
100 (-39°C)

Dipole moment (D):

1.69 (20°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

75.7 (g)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

93.4 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

266.2 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

45.4 (g)

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

25.9

References:

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  2. Renard J.J., Bolker H.I. The chemistry of chlorine monoxide (dichlorine monoxide) / Chemical Reviews. - 1975. - Vol. 76, No. 4. - pp. 487-508 [DOI: 10.1021/cr60302a004]
  3. Secoy C.H., Cady G.H. The Effect of Temperature and Pressure on the Solubility of Chlorine Monoxide in Water / Journal of the American Chemical Society. - 1941. - Vol. 63, No. 9. - pp. 2504-2508 [DOI: 10.1021/ja01854a055]
  4. Journal of the American Chemical Society. - 1982. - Vol. 104, No. 17. - pp. 4680-4682 [DOI: 10.1021/ja00381a032]
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  13. Химическая энциклопедия. - Т. 5. - М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1999. - pp. 281-282 [Russian]

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