Cobalt tetrafluoride

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Cobalt tetrafluoride
Names
Other names
Cobalt(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Co.4FH/h;4*1H/q+4;;;;/p-4 [1]
    Key: YUARGNWAMBVYOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • F[Co](F)(F)F
Properties
CoF4
Molar mass 134.926807 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cobalt tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound with a chemical formula of CoF4. [2] [3]

Contents

Synthesis

Cobalt tetrafluoride was prepared is a gas-phase reaction of fluorination of CoF3 by using TbF4 as a fluorinating agent. [4]

Physical properties

Cobalt tetrafluoride is too unstable to exist as a solid or liquid, but it is stable in a dilute gas phase. [4]

References

  1. generated from SMILES with http://www.chemspider.com/InChI.asmx?op=SMILESToInChI
  2. Chilingarov, N. S.; Rau, Julietta V.; Nikitin, A.V.; Sidorov, L.N. (September 1997). "Mass spectrometric study of fluorination in CoF2(s)- F and CoF2(s)-Pt(met)-F systems". Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry . 9 (71): 1619–1623. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. Burke, Robert (17 June 2013). Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders, Third Edition. CRC Press. p. 58. ISBN   978-1-4398-4985-9 . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 Haupt, Axel (22 March 2021). Organic and Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry: Methods and Applications. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 297. ISBN   978-3-11-065950-4 . Retrieved 12 February 2024.