Arsenic pentafluoride

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Arsenic pentafluoride
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Structural formula
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Ball-and-stick model
Names
IUPAC name
Arsenic pentafluoride
Other names
Arsenic(V) fluoride,
Arsorane, pentafluoro-
Identifiers
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PubChem CID
UNII
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  • F[As](F)(F)(F)F
Properties
AsF5
Molar mass 169.9136 g mol−1
Appearancecolorless gas
Density 2.138 kg/m3 (g/L) [1]
Melting point −79.8 ˚C [1]
Boiling point −52.8 ˚C [1]
Solubility Ethanol, Dimethylether, Benzene
Hazards
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GHS Signal word Danger
H280, H319, H350, H361, H370, H372
P201, P202, P260, P264, P270, P280, P281, P305+351+338, P307+311, P308+313, P314, P321, P337+313, P405, P410+403, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
4
0
1
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
[1910.1018] TWA 0.010 mg/m3 [2]
REL (Recommended)
Ca C 0.002 mg/m3 [15-minute] [2]
IDLH (Immediate danger)
Ca [5 mg/m3 (as As)] [2]
Related compounds
Related group 5 fluorides
Phosphorus pentafluoride
Antimony pentafluoride
Bismuth pentafluoride
Related compounds
Arsenic pentachloride
Arsenic trifluoride
Arsenic pentoxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Arsenic pentafluoride is a chemical compound of arsenic and fluorine. It is a toxic, colorless gas. The oxidation state of arsenic is +5.

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Synthesis

Arsenic pentafluoride can be prepared by direct combination of arsenic and fluorine: [3]

2As + 5F2 → 2AsF5

It can also be prepared by the reaction of arsenic trifluoride and fluorine:

AsF3 + F2 → AsF5

or the addition of fluorine to arsenic pentoxide or arsenic trioxide.

2As2O5 + 10F2 → 4AsF5 + 5O2
2As2O3 + 10F2 → 4AsF5 + 3O2

Properties

Arsenic pentafluoride is a colourless gas and has a trigonal bipyramidal structure. [3] In the solid state the axial As−F bond lengths are 171.9 pm and the equatorial 166.8 pm. [3] Its point group is D3h.

Reactions

Arsenic pentafluoride forms halide complexes and is a powerful acceptor as shown by the reaction with sulfur tetrafluoride forming an ionic complex. [4]

AsF5 + SF4 → SF3+ + AsF6

Safety

Arsenic pentafluoride is an extremely dangerous toxin, mainly poisoning liver cells. It has a smell that is similar to vinyl chloride gas.[ citation needed ]

See also

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. As predicted by VSEPR theory, the molecule adopts a "bent" molecular geometry similar to that of water. However, it has very different properties, being a strong oxidizer.

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Antimony trioxide

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Bromine pentafluoride

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Nitrogen trifluoride Chemical compound

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Hydrogen fluoride

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Arsenic pentoxide

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Disulfur decafluoride

Disulfur decafluoride (S2F10) is a chemical compound discovered in 1934 by Denbigh and Whytlaw-Gray. Each sulfur atom of the S2F10 molecule is octahedral, and surrounded by five fluorine atoms. S2F10 is highly toxic, with toxicity four times that of phosgene.

Sulfur tetrafluoride

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3
F
. It has a characteristic sweet odor that resembles gasoline and kerosene. It is toxic and is a powerful oxidizing and fluorinating agent. It is the acid fluoride of perchloric acid.

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Phosphorus pentafluoride

Phosphorus pentafluoride, PF5, is a phosphorus halide. It is a colourless, toxic gas that fumes in air.

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Vanadium pentafluoride

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Record of Arsenic(V) fluoride in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, accessed on 24/12/2007.
  2. 1 2 3 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0038". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  3. 1 2 3 Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN   978-0-08-037941-8.
  4. An investigation of the structures of the adducts of SF4 with BF3, PF5, AsF5, and SbF5 in the solid state and in solution in HF, M. Azeem, M. Brownstein, and R. J. Gillespie Can. J. Chem. 47(22): 4159–4167 (1969), doi : 10.1139/v69-689