Bromine perchlorate explained

Bromine perchlorate is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula BrOClO₃. It is a shock and light-sensitive red liquid which decomposes above -20 °C.^{[1] [2]}

Preparation and reactions

Bromine perchlorate can be produced from the reaction of cesium perchlorate and bromine fluorosulfate at -20 °C:

CsClO₄ + BrSO₃F → BrOClO₃ + CsSO₃FAlternatively, it can also be produced by the reaction of chlorine perchlorate and bromine at -45 °C. Bromine perchlorate reacts with hydrogen bromide to regenerate bromine:

BrOClO₃ + HBr → Br₂ + HClO₄This compound also reacts with cesium perchlorate, to produce Cs[Br(ClO₄)₂], and various fluorocarbon halides, to produce fluoroalkyl perchlorates.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Carl J. Schack . Karl O. Christe . Donald Pilipovich . Richard Dale Wilson . Bromine perchlorate . Inorganic Chemistry . 1971 . 10 . 5 . 1078–1080 . 10.1021/ic50099a045 . en.
2. Karl O. Christe . Carl J. Schack . E. C. Curtis . Halogen perchlorates. Vibrational spectra . Inorganic Chemistry . 1971 . 10 . 8 . 1589–1593 . 10.1021/ic50102a009 . en.
3. Carl J. Schack . Don Pilipovich . Karl O. Christe . Halogen perchlorates. Reactions with fluorocarbon halides . Inorganic Chemistry . 1975 . 14 . 1 . 145–151 . 10.1021/ic50143a032 . en.
4. Karl O. Christe . Carl J. Schack . Halogen perchlorates. Reactions with fluorocarbon halides . Inorganic Chemistry . 1974 . 13 . 6 . 1452–1455 . 10.1021/ic50136a039 . en.