Abstract The high resolution infrared spectra of monoisotopic F35Cl18O3 and F37Cl18O3 have been studied in the region of the ν4 fundamentals, centered at 1278.3 and 1263.3 cm−1, respectively. Large perturbations are observed in both bands due to a Fermi type anharmonic resonance with the ν2 + ν5 combination bands, centered at 1270.7 cm−1 in F35Cl18O3 and 1257.3 cm−1 in F37Cl18O3. In particular, they affect the kl > 0 levels of the v4 = 1 and v2 = v5 = 1 states which cross at kl ⩾ 18 in F35Cl18O3 and kl ⩾ 3 in F37Cl18O3, due to the opposite values of A ζ 4 z and A ζ 25 z . The Δl = Δk = ±2 and Δl = 0, Δk = ±3 essential resonances are also effective in the excited states of the dyad in F35Cl18O3, while in F37Cl18O3 only the Δl = Δk = ±2 one is active. In the spectrum of F35Cl18O3 3423 transitions have been assigned, 10% of them belonging to ν2 + ν5. The rovibrational parameters and the interaction constants between the v4 = 1 and v2 = v5 = 1 levels have been obtained. The depertubed band origins of ν4 and ν2 + ν5 are 1277.310567(165) and 1271.753733(195) cm−1, respectively, and the anharmonic resonance constant W 245 F is 2.804416(153) cm−1. For F37Cl18O3, 3022 transitions have been assigned, 38% belonging to the ν2 + ν5 combination band. The depertubed band origins are 1260.856338(123) and 1259.872338(134) cm−1, for ν4and ν2 + ν5 and the W 245 F constant is 2.9350669(405) cm−1. The equilibrium geometry of perchloryl fluoride, re (ClO) = 139.7(3) pm, re (ClF) = 161.0(5) pm, and αe (OClO) = 115.7(4) degree, has been determined using the Ae and Be equilibrium constants of the four symmetric isotopologues of perchloryl fluoride, F35/37Cl16O3 and F35/37Cl18O3.