Question

explain the tetrahedral structure of chlorine oxide with a bond angle more than 109°28

Answer 1

The Structure of dichlorine monoxide is more similar to that of water and hypochlorous acid with the molecule adopting a best molecular geometry due to the lone pairs on the oxygen. The bond angle is slightly larger than normal, likely due to steric repulsion between the bulky chlorine atoms and the solid state it crystalizes in the tetrahedral space groups making it iso structural to the high pressure form of water.