Chlorine Oxide

Chlorine and oxygen can bond in many different ways:

  • chlorine monoxide (ClO), chlorine(II) oxide
  • chlorine dioxide (ClO2), chlorine(IV) oxide
  • chlorine trioxide (ClO3), chlorine(VI) oxide
  • dichlorine monoxide (Cl2O), chlorine(I) oxide
  • dichlorine dioxide (Cl2O2), chlorine(I) peroxide
  • dichlorine trioxide (Cl2O3), chlorine(I,V) oxide
  • dichlorine tetroxide, also known as chlorine perchlorate, (ClOClO3), chlorine(I,VII) oxide
  • dichlorine hexoxide (Cl2O6), chlorine(V,VII) oxide
  • dichlorine heptoxide (Cl2O7), chlorine(VII) oxide
  • chlorine tetroxide, the peroxide ((OClO3)2), chlorine(VII) oxide peroxide

In addition, a number of ions are chlorine oxides:

  • chloryl (ClO2+)
  • perchloryl (ClO3+)
  • hypochlorite (ClO-)
  • chlorite (ClO2-)
  • chlorate (ClO3-)
  • perchlorate (ClO4-)