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Chlorine perchlorate Chlorine perchlorate Chlorine perchlorate is the chemical compound with the formula ClO. This chlorine oxide is an asymmetric oxide, with one chlorine atom in oxidation state +1 and the other +7, with proper formula ClOClO. It is produced by the photolysis of chlorine dioxide at room temperature with 436 nm ultraviolet light: Chlorine perchlorate can also be made the following reactions at −45 °C. Chlorine perchlorate is a pale greenish liquid which decomposes at room temperature. It is less stable than ClO and decomposes to O, Cl and ClO at room temperature. Chlorine perchlorate reacts with metal chlorides forming anhydrous