HIGH ENERGY OXIDIZERS
Abstract
The difluorohypochlorite anion, i.e., ClF2(-), a new oxidizer species based on chlorinefluorides, was successfully prepared. Its preparation was achieved in the form of its nitrosyl salt from nitrosylfluoride and chlorinemonofluoride. The complex is a white crystalline solid, which has a 100 mm. dissociation pressure at -51 degrees, and exhibits oxidizing properties. Its composition was established by analysis, molecular weight determination and infrared spectroscopy. It dissociates into the starting materials, NOF and ClF. From a pressure-temperature curve a heat of dissociation of 15.5 kcal/mole was obtained. Conductivity measurements proved that the complex is ionic. Low- temperature infrared spectra of the solid complex showed that the structure, NO(+)ClF2(-), must be assigned to the complex. The most probable structure of the ClF2(-) anion is a trigonal bipyramid (sp3d-hybrid) with the chlorine atom at the center, the two fluorine atoms at the apexes and the three free electron- pairs at the remaining corners. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0609025
Entities
People
- A. E. Pavlath
- J. P. Guertin
- K. O. Christe