Highly explosive XeOj

In any case, the conceptual threshold had been crossed and a family of fluorine-containing xenon compounds is now known. For example, a 1 5 mixture of Xe and F, heated in a nickel vessel, produces XeF (melting point 117°C). XeFg, formed by Xe and F at high temperature and pressure, attacks quartz and reacts violently with water to produce XeOj, itself a high explosive. Obviously, this is not The Friendly World of Chemistry Neighborhood. ... 

Xenon tetrafluoride forms stable colorless crystals. Two other xenon fluorides, XeF2 and Xep0, were synthesized by the group at Argonne, and a highly explosive xenon oxide (XeOj) was also found. The xenon fluorides react with water to form hydrogen fluoride and oxycompounds. For example ... 

The final product XeOj is a highly explosive solid, is... 

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