Dioxygen Difluoride - Reactivity

Reactivity

The overarching property of this unstable compound is its oxidizing power, despite the fact that all reactions must be conducted near −100 °C. With BF₃ and PF₅, it gives the corresponding dioxygenyl salts:

2 O₂F₂ + 2 PF₅ → 2 +− + F₂

It converts uranium and plutonium oxides into the corresponding hexafluorides.