Chemistry:Bromyl fluoride

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Bromyl fluoride
Names
Other names
Bromine fluoride dioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
BrFO2
Molar mass 130.900 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Melting point −9 °C (16 °F; 264 K)
reacts with water
Related compounds
Related compounds
Iodyl fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromyl fluoride is an inorganic compound of bromine, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula BrO
2
F
.[1][2]

Synthesis

  • A reaction of K[BrF
    4
    O]
    with HF.[3]
  • Also, reactions of BrF
    5
    with IO
    2
    F
    , IOF
    3
    , and I
    2
    O
    5
    produce BrO
    2
    F
    .[3]
  • Hydrolysis of bromine pentafluoride at low temperatures:
BrF
5
+ 2H
2
O → BrO
2
F + 4HF

Physical properties

The compound forms a colorless volatile liquid that decomposes at temperatures above 10°C. Corrodes glass at room temperature. Highly reactive and unstable.[4]

Chemical properties

  • Decomposes when heated:
3BrO
2
F → BrF
3
+ Br
2
+ 3O
2
  • Reacts violently with water (with an explosion):
BrO
2
F + H
2
O → HBrO
3
+ HF
  • Reacts with alkalis:
BrO
2
F + 2NaOH → NaBrO
3
+ NaF + H
2
O

References

  1. Christe, Karl O.; Curtis, E. C.; Jacob, Eberhard (1 October 1978). "Bromyl fluoride. Vibrational spectra, force field, and thermodynamic properties" (in en). Inorganic Chemistry 17 (10): 2744–2749. doi:10.1021/ic50188a011. ISSN 0020-1669. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic50188a011. Retrieved 5 June 2023. 
  2. Baran, Enrique J. (January 1976). "Vibrational Properties of Bromyl Fluoride" (in en). Spectroscopy Letters 9 (6): 323–327. doi:10.1080/00387017608067443. ISSN 0038-7010. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00387017608067443. Retrieved 5 June 2023. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Gillespie, Ronald J.; Spekkens, Paul H. (1 January 1977). "Bromyl fluoride and bromosyl trifluoride: preparation and chemical and spectroscopic properties" (in en). Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions (16): 1539–1546. doi:10.1039/DT9770001539. ISSN 1364-5447. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/1977/DT/DT9770001539. Retrieved 5 June 2023. 
  4. Seppelt, Konrad (19 December 2019). "Reactions of Bromine Fluoride Dioxide, BrO 2 F, for the Generation of the Mixed‐Valent Bromine Oxygen Cations Br 3 O 4 + and Br 3 O 6 +" (in en). Angewandte Chemie International Edition 58 (52): 18928–18930. doi:10.1002/anie.201912271. ISSN 1433-7851. PMC 6973041. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.201912271. Retrieved 5 June 2023.