Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
In chemistry chloryl refers to the red-colored cation having the chemical formula ClO+2. It is a polyatomic ion structurally identical to chlorite and having the same chemical formula but with chlorine in the +5 oxidation state rather than +3. In chloryl the two oxygen atoms oxidize the central chlorine atom forming one double covalent bond each and another element or ion oxidizes the chlorine further leaving the chlorine with one electron pair.
