Ammonium hexafluoroaluminate

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Ammonium hexafluoroaluminate
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Names
Other names
Ammonium aluminium fluoride
Identifiers
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3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 264-415-0
PubChem CID
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  • InChI=1/Al.6FH.3H3N/h;6*1H;3*1H3/q+3;;;;;;;;;/p-3/rAlF6.3H3N/c2-1(3,4,5,6)7;;;/h;3*1H3/q-3;;;/p+3
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  • [NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+].F[Al-3](F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
(NH4)3[AlF6]
Molar mass 195.09 g/mol
AppearanceWhite crystalline powder
Density 1.78 g/cm3 at 20 °C
Melting point 126.1 °C (259.0 °F; 399.2 K)
Boiling point 239.5 °C (463.1 °F; 512.6 K)
Hazards
Main hazards Irritant (Xi)
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Danger
H301, H311, H330, H331
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P310, P302+P352, P304+P340, P310, P311, P312, P320, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
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Infobox references

Ammonium hexafluoroaluminate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of (NH4)3[AlF6]. It is a white solid. Upon heating, it converts to aluminium trifluoride, a reaction that releases hydrogen fluoride. [1] It has also been used as a precursor to zeolites. [2]

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Hexafluorosilicic acid is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H
2
SiF
6
also written as (H
3
O)
2
[SiF
6
]
. It is a colorless liquid mostly encountered as diluted aqueous solution, from there, the second chemical notation also proposed. Hexafluorosilicic acid has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell. It is produced naturally on a large scale in volcanoes. It is manufactured as a coproduct in the production of phosphate fertilizers. The resulting hexafluorosilicic acid is almost exclusively consumed as a precursor to aluminum trifluoride and synthetic cryolite, which are used in aluminium processing. Salts derived from hexafluorosilicic acid are called hexafluorosilicates.

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The tetrafluoroammonium cation is a positively charged polyatomic ion with chemical formula NF+
4
. It is equivalent to the ammonium ion where the hydrogen atoms surrounding the central nitrogen atom have been replaced by fluorine. Tetrafluoroammonium ion is isoelectronic with tetrafluoromethane CF
4
, trifluoramine oxide ONF
3
and the tetrafluoroborate BF
4
anion.

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4
F, which would be an ionic solid.

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4
. In the solid state, the compound features platinum(IV) in octahedral coordination geometry.

References

  1. Alonso, C.; Morato, A.; Medina, F.; Guirado, F.; Cesteros, Y.; Salagre, P.; Sueiras, J. E.; Terrado, R.; Giralt, A. (2000). "Preparation and Characterization of Different Phases of Aluminum Trifluoride". Chemistry of Materials. 12 (4): 1148–1155. doi:10.1021/cm991195g.
  2. Kao, Hsien-Ming; Ting, Chun-Chiang; Chao, Shih-Wei (2005). "Post-synthesis alumination of mesoporous silica SBA-15 with high framework aluminum content using ammonium hexafluoroaluminate". Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical. 235 (1–2): 200–208. doi:10.1016/j.molcata.2005.03.026.