| Names | |
|---|---|
| Other names Fluorine oxide, fluorooxy radical, fluorooxidanyl | |
| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) | |
| ChEBI | |
| ChemSpider | |
| 535 | |
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| Properties | |
| OF | |
| Molar mass | 35.00 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Oxygen monofluoride is an unstable binaryinorganic compound radical offluorine andoxygen with the chemical formula OF.[1][2][3] This is the simplest of manyoxygen fluorides.
OF is aradical that can be formed by thermal or photolytic decomposition ofOF
2[4]
or a reaction offluorine andozone:[5]
Oxygen- and fluorine-containing radicals like OF andO2F occur in the atmosphere. These and other halogen radicals have been implicated in thedestruction of ozone in the atmosphere.
However, oxygen monofluoride radicals are assumed to not play as big a role in the ozone depletion because free fluorine atoms in the atmosphere are believed to react withmethane to producehydrogen fluoride, which precipitates in rain ashydrofluoric acid.[6]
