Pentaoxygen difluoride


Pentaoxygen difluoride is a binary inorganic compound of fluorine and oxygen with the chemical formula. The compound is one of many known oxygen fluorides.

Synthesis

The compound can be prepared by electric discharges through the — mixture of the certain molar ratio at 60 to 77K. The ratio is predicted to be 5:2.

Physical properties

Pentaoxygen difluoride is an oxidizing agent. At 90K, the compound looks like a reddish-brown liquid and as an oil at 77 K.
At 77K, the compound is insoluble in liquid , soluble in liquid and [methane|]. At 65K, it is soluble in liquid [Oxygen difluoride|].