Bromosyl trifluoride is an inorganic compound of bromine, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula .
Synthesis Synthesis of bromosyl trifluoride is by reaction of anhydrous HF with (potassium tetrafluorooxobromate(V)) at −78 °C, with potassium bifluoride as byproduct.
Also it can be formed by a reaction of with .
Physical properties Bromosyl trifluoride forms a colorless liquid at room temperature. It reacts with water.
Chemical properties Bromosyl trifluoride is quite unstable and decomposes to bromine trifluoride and molecular oxygen at room temperature:
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