Oxygen monofluoride

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Oxygen monofluoride
Names
Other names
Fluorine oxide, fluorooxy radical, fluorooxidanyl
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
535
  • InChI=1S/FO/c1-2
    Key: FXOFAYKVTOLJTJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [O]F
Properties
OF
Molar mass 35.00 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Oxygen monofluoride is an unstable binary inorganic compound radical of fluorine and oxygen with the chemical formula OF.[1][2][3] This is the simplest of many oxygen fluorides.

Synthesis

  • OF is a radical that can be formed by thermal of photolytic decomposition of OF
    2    .[4]
OF2 → OF + F
F + O3 → OF + O2

Atmosphere

Oxygen- and fluorine-containing radicals like O2F and OF occur in the atmosphere. These, along with other halogen radicals, have been implicated in the

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 with methane to produce hydrofluoric acid which precipitates in rain.[6]

O3 + F → O2 + OF
O + OF → O2 + F

References

  1. ISSN 0009-2614
    . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. doi:10.1016/0009-2614(83)87044-4
    . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Oxygen monofluoride". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ISBN 978-3-11-065933-7
    . Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. ^ Nikitin, I. V. (13 March 2008). "HALOGEN MONOXIDES" (in Russian). Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  6. doi:10.1063/1.464199
    .
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