Dichlorine Hexoxide, Cl2O6, is the mixed oxide of
chloric and perchloric acids.It is a dark red fuming liquid at room temperature
that crystallizes as an ionic compound, chloryl perchlorate,
[ClO2]+[ClO4]-. Cl2O6 is
diamagnetic and is a very strong oxidizing agent.
Although stable at room temperature, it explodes
violently on contact with organic compounds and
reacts with Au to produce the chloryl salt
[ClO2]+[Au(ClO4)4]-.
