Curium(IV) fluoride

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Curium(IV) fluoride
Kristallstruktur Uran(IV)-fluorid.png
Names
IUPAC name
Curium tetrafluoride
Other names
Curium(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Cm.4FH/h;4*1H/q+4;;;;/p-4
    Key: ZLUFUNLZMYTJKM-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [Cm+4].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-]
Properties
CmF4
Molar mass 323 g·mol−1
Appearancebrownish-tan solid
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Americium tetrafluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Curium(IV) fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound, a salt of curium and fluorine with the chemical formula CmF4. [1] [2] [3]

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Synthesis

It is reported that the compound can be prepared by fluorination of CmF3 with elemental fluorine at 400 °C. [4]

2CmF3 + F2 → 2CmF4

Physical properties

The compound forms brownish-tan solid composed of Cm4+ and F− ions. It has a monoclinic crystal structure of the space group C2/c (No. 15), and lattice parameters a = 1250 pm, b = 1049 pm, and c = 818 pm. [5] [6] [7] It has the same crystal structure as that of UF4.

References

  1. ↑ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3046. ISBN   978-0-412-30120-9 . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Gutmann, Viktor (2 December 2012). Halogen Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 318. ISBN   978-0-323-14847-4 . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Kistemaker, P. G.; Nibbering, N. M. M. (2 December 2012). Advances in Mass Spectrometry, Volume 12. Elsevier. p. 741. ISBN   978-0-444-59945-2 . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Advances in Inorganic Chemistry and Radiochemistry. Academic Press. 1960. p. 210. ISBN   978-0-08-057851-4 . Retrieved 27 June 2023.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. ↑ Haug, H. O.; Baybarz, R. D. (1 December 1975). "Lattice parameters of the actinide tetrafluorides UF4, BkF4, and CfF4" . Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters . 11 (12): 847–855. doi:10.1016/0020-1650(75)80112-7. ISSN   0020-1650 . Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ↑ Pennenvan, R. A.; Ryan, R. R.; Rosenzweig, A. (1973). "Structural systematics in actinide fluoride complexes" . Rare Earths. Structure and Bonding. 13. Springer: 1–52. doi:10.1007/3-540-06125-8_1. ISBN   978-3-540-06125-0 . Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Asprey, L. B; Haire, R. G (1 November 1973). "On the actinide tetrafluoride lattice parameters" . Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters . 9 (11): 1121–1128. doi:10.1016/0020-1650(73)80017-0. ISSN   0020-1650 . Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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