Holmium oxyfluoride

Holmium oxyfluoride

Names
Other names Holmium oxide fluoride Holmium(III) oxyfluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/FH.Ho.O/h1H;;/q;+3;-2/p-1 Key: KTAGIUUVTOXAAL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES [F-].[Ho+3].[O-2]
Properties
Chemical formula	HoOF
Molar mass	199.928 g/mol
Appearance	crystals
Density	7.23 g/cm3
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal
Space group	R3m
Related compounds
Related compounds	Praseodymium oxyfluoride Neodymium oxyfluoride Lanthanum oxyfluoride Plutonium oxyfluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Holmium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of holmium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula HoOF. ^{[1] [2]}

Synthesis

HoOF can be synthesized by pyrolyzing Ho(OH)₂F from the chemical reaction between the layered Ho₂(OH)₅NO₃ compound and NH₄F in the liquid phase. ^[3]

Physical properties

The compound forms crystals of the hexagonal system, space group R3m, structure type YOF. ^[4]

References

1. Simons, J. H. (2 December 2012). Fluorine Chemistry V5. Elsevier. p. 99. ISBN   978-0-323-14724-8 . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
2. Society, American Chemical (April 1953). Journal of the American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society. p. 2458. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
3. Cheng, Hongmei; Lu, Bin; Liu, Yongxing; Zhao, Yan; Sakka, Yoshio; Li, Ji-Guang (15 August 2019). "Transparent magneto-optical Ho2O3 ceramics: Role of self-reactive resultant oxyfluoride additive and investigation of vacuum sintering kinetics". Ceramics International. 45 (12): 14761–14767. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2019.04.203. ISSN   0272-8842 . Retrieved 15 July 2025.
4. Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1973). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds. National Bureau of Standards. p. 309. Retrieved 15 July 2025.