Ammonium hexafluoroarsenate

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Ammonium hexafluoroarsenate
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Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/AsF6.H3N/c2-1(3,4,5,6)7;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1
    Key: CXAUDRIMGKYIRL-UHFFFAOYSA-O
  • [NH4+].F[As-](F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
AsF6H4N
Molar mass 206.951 g·mol−1
Appearancecolourless crystals
Density 2.769 g/cm3
Hazards
GHS labelling:[ citation needed ]
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Danger
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Ammonium hexafluoroarsenate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula NH4AsF6. [1] [2]

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Synthesis

Arsenic pentoxide is mixed with an excess of ammonium fluoride; the mixture is fused to produce ammonium hexafluoroarsenate:

AsF5 + NH4F → NH4AsF6

Also, reaction of arsenic trifluoride, hydrofluoric acid, and ammonia:[ dubious discuss ]

AsF3 + HF + NH4 → NH4AsF6

Treatment of hexafluoroarsenic acid and ammonia:

HAsF6 + NH3 → NH4AsF6

Physical properties

Ammonium hexafluoroarsenate crystallizes rhombohedral with the KOsF6 structure type, with parameters: a = 7.459(3) Å, c = 7.543(3) Å (at 200 K), Z = 3, unit cell volume 363.4 Å3, space group R3 (No. 148). [3]

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References

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