Chlorine and oxygen can bond in a number of ways:

• chlorine monoxide radical, , chlorine (II) oxide radical

• chloroperoxyl radical, , chlorine (II) peroxide radical

• chlorine dioxide, , chlorine (IV) oxide

• chlorine trioxide radical, , chlorine (VI) oxide radical

• chlorine tetroxide radical, , chlorine (VII) oxide radical

• dichlorine monoxide, , chlorine (I) oxide

chlorine peroxide, , dimer of chlorine monoxide radical or ClO dimer, chlorine (I) peroxide

• chloryl chloride, , chlorine (0,IV) oxide

• chlorine chlorite, , chlorine (I,III) oxide

dichlorine trioxide, as , chlorine (III,V) oxide

• dichlorine trioxide, as possible isomer , chlorine (I,V) oxide

• dichlorine trioxide, as hypothetical isomer , chlorine (III) oxide

• dichlorine tetroxide, also known as chlorine perchlorate, or , chlorine (I,VII) oxide

• dichlorine pentoxide, or , is hypothetical

• dichlorine hexoxide or chloryl perchlorate, or , chlorine (V,VII) oxide

• dichlorine heptoxide, , chlorine (VII) oxide

• dichlorine octoxide, chlorine (VII) oxide peroxide or dimer of chlorine tetroxide radical, or

Several ions are also chlorine oxides:

• chloryl,

• perchloryl,

• hypochlorite,

• chlorite,

• chlorate,

• perchlorate,

See also

• Oxygen fluoride(s), bromine oxide(s), iodine oxide(s) – analogous oxygen halide and halogen oxides

• Sulfur fluoride(s), sulfur chloride(s), sulfur bromide(s), sulfur iodide(s) – analogous sulfur halides, some of which are valence isoelectronic with chlorine oxides.

References

• Chlorine oxoacids and structure of dichlorine oxides. Chem. Educator, Vol. 16, 2011, vol. 16, pp. 275—278