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IUPAC name dichlorine trioxide | |||
Other names chlorine trioxide chlorine chlorate chlorine(I,V) oxide | |||
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Cl2O3 | |||
Molar mass | 118.903 g/mol | ||
Appearance | dark brown solid | ||
Melting point | explodes below 0 °C | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Dichlorine trioxide, Cl2O3, is achlorine oxide. It is a dark brown solid discovered in 1967 which is explosive even below 0 °C.[2] It is formed by the low-temperaturephotolysis ofClO2 and is formed along withCl2O6, Cl2 and O2. Its structure is believed to be OCl−ClO2 with possible isomers such as Cl−O−ClO2.[3] The isomer having a structure of OCl–O–ClO would be the theoreticalanhydride ofchlorous acid.