However, later researchers claimed that the product was iodine perchlorate.[2] So far, however, there is no certain evidence for the existence of iodine perchlorate either.
The structure of chlorine tetroxide is uncertain; the molecular point group may be Cs, C2v, or Td.[4]
In a solid oxygen matrix ClO4 reacts to form ClO6Cl, which has three double bonded oxygen atoms, and a chain of three oxygen atoms -O-O-O• attached to the chlorine.[4]
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^Alcock, N. W.; Waddington, T. C. (1 January 1962). "478. The reaction between iodine and silver perchlorate". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 2510. doi:10.1039/JR9620002510.
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^ abKopitzky, Rodion; Grothe, Hinrich; Willner, Helge (16 December 2002). "Chlorine Oxide Radicals ClOx (x=1–4) Studied by Matrix Isolation Spectroscopy". Chemistry: A European Journal. 8 (24): 5601–5621. doi:10.1002/1521-3765(20021216)8:24<5601::AID-CHEM5601>3.0.CO;2-Z.