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Also known as difluorine monoxide, fluorine monoxide, oxygen fluoride, hypofluorous anhydride, difluorooxidane, OF2, F2O

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula
F2O
Molecular weight
53.996 g/mol
IUPAC name
fluoro hypofluorite
SMILES
O(F)F
InChIKey
UJMWVICAENGCRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.2
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Has part
fluorine
Mass
53.991721
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Commons category
Oxygen difluoride
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0475
immediately dangerous to life or health
1.1
melting point
-223.8
boiling point
-144.75
vapor pressure
1
solubility
0.02
ionization energy
13.11
time-weighted average exposure limit
0.1
ceiling exposure limit
0.1
chemical formula
F₂O
canonical SMILES
O(F)F
electric dipole moment
0.297
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Encyclopedic overview

Oxygen difluoride is a chemical compound with the formula OF2. As predicted by VSEPR theory, the molecule adopts a bent molecular geometry. It is a strong oxidizer and has attracted attention in rocketry for this reason. With a boiling point of −144.75 °C, OF2 is the most volatile (isolable) triatomic compound. The compound is one of many known oxygen fluorides.

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