Iron tetrafluoride

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Iron tetrafluoride
Names
Other names
Iron(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Fe.4FH/h;4*1H/q+4;;;;/p-4
    Key: MCPUNIYHLROXJC-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • F[Fe](F)(F)F
Properties
FeF4
Hazards
GHS labelling:
H350
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Iron tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound with a chemical formula of FeF4. [1]

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History

Iron tetrafluoride was initially observed in 2003 via mass spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. [2]

Preparation

Iron tetrafluoride can be prepared by reaction of iron atoms with elemental F2 in excess neon and argon at 4 K: [2] [3]

Fe + 2F2 → FeF4

Physical properties

Iron tetrafluoride is assumed to have tetrahedral or square planar structure. [2] It has been calculated to be stable in the gas phase. [4]

References

  1. Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry. British Library Lending Division. July 1992. p. 1389. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II: From Elements to Applications. Newnes. 23 July 2013. p. 199. ISBN   978-0-08-096529-1 . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. Schlöder, Tobias; Vent-Schmidt, Thomas; Riedel, Sebastian (26 November 2012). "A Matrix-Isolation and Quantum-Chemical Investigation of FeF 4" . Angewandte Chemie International Edition . 51 (48): 12063–12067. doi:10.1002/anie.201206464. ISSN   1433-7851. PMID   23097315 . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. 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.