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]

Contents

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]

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Xenon tetrafluoride is a chemical compound with chemical formula XeF
4
. It was the first discovered binary compound of a noble gas. It is produced by the chemical reaction of xenon with fluorine:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iron(III) fluoride</span> Chemical compound

Iron(III) fluoride, also known as ferric fluoride, are inorganic compounds with the formula FeF3(H2O)x where x = 0 or 3. They are mainly of interest by researchers, unlike the related iron(III) chloride. Anhydrous iron(III) fluoride is white, whereas the hydrated forms are light pink.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zirconium tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Titanium tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

Titanium(IV) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula TiF4. It is a white hygroscopic solid. In contrast to the other tetrahalides of titanium, it adopts a polymeric structure. In common with the other tetrahalides, TiF4 is a strong Lewis acid.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Manganese(IV) fluoride</span> Chemical compound

Manganese tetrafluoride, MnF4, is the highest fluoride of manganese. It is a powerful oxidizing agent and is used as a means of purifying elemental fluorine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tin(IV) fluoride</span> Chemical compound

Tin(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound of tin and fluorine with the chemical formula SnF4 and is a white solid with a melting point above 700 °C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palladium tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

Palladium (IV) fluoride, also known as palladium tetrafluoride, is the chemical compound of palladium and fluorine with the chemical formula PdF4. The palladium atoms in PdF4 are in the +4 oxidation state.

A tetrafluoride is a chemical compound with four fluorines in its formula.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germanium tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

Germanium tetrafluoride (GeF4) is a chemical compound of germanium and fluorine. It is a colorless gas.

Fluorine forms a great variety of chemical compounds, within which it always adopts an oxidation state of −1. With other atoms, fluorine forms either polar covalent bonds or ionic bonds. Most frequently, covalent bonds involving fluorine atoms are single bonds, although at least two examples of a higher order bond exist. Fluoride may act as a bridging ligand between two metals in some complex molecules. Molecules containing fluorine may also exhibit hydrogen bonding. Fluorine's chemistry includes inorganic compounds formed with hydrogen, metals, nonmetals, and even noble gases; as well as a diverse set of organic compounds. For many elements the highest known oxidation state can be achieved in a fluoride. For some elements this is achieved exclusively in a fluoride, for others exclusively in an oxide; and for still others the highest oxidation states of oxides and fluorides are always equal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hafnium tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

Hafnium tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula HfF4. It is a white solid. It adopts the same structure as zirconium tetrafluoride, with 8-coordinate Hf(IV) centers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chromium(IV) fluoride</span> Chemical compound

Chromium(IV) fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CrF4. It has a dark greenish-black color when solid. It rapidly hydrolysizes in presence of moisture in air or directly in water.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Platinum tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

Platinum tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula PtF
4
. In the solid state, the compound features platinum(IV) in octahedral coordination geometry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Praseodymium(IV) fluoride</span> Chemical compound

Praseodymium(IV) fluoride (also praseodymium tetrafluoride) is a binary inorganic compound, a highly oxidised metal salt of praseodymium and fluoride with the chemical formula PrF4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curium(IV) fluoride</span> Chemical compound

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

Cobalt tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound with a chemical formula of CoF4.

Nickel tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of nickel and fluorine with a chemical formula of NiF4.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Protactinium tetrafluoride</span> Chemical compound

Protactinium tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of protactinium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula PaF4.

Thorium trifluoride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula ThF3.

References

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  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.