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IUPAC name Thionyl fluoride | |||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.029.088 | ||
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Properties | |||
SOF2 | |||
Molar mass | 86.06 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | colorless gas | ||
Melting point | −110.5 °C (−166.9 °F; 162.7 K) | ||
Boiling point | −43.8 °C (−46.8 °F; 229.3 K) | ||
hydrolysis | |||
Solubility | soluble in ethanol, ether, benzene | ||
Vapor pressure | 75.7 kPa (-50 °C) [1] | ||
Structure | |||
trigonal pyramidal | |||
Thermochemistry [2] [ better source needed ] | |||
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) | 278.6 J/(mol·K) | ||
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) | −715 kJ/mol | ||
Std enthalpy of combustion (ΔcH⦵298) | 56.8 J/(mol·K) | ||
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Danger | |||
H300, H310, H314, H330 | |||
P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P320, P321, P322, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |||
Related compounds | |||
Related oxohalides | Thionyl chloride Thionyl bromide | ||
Related compounds | Thiothionyl fluoride Nitrosyl fluoride Carbonyl fluoride | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Thionyl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula S O F 2. This colourless gas is mainly of theoretical interest, but it is a product of the degradation of sulfur hexafluoride, an insulator in electrical equipment. The molecule adopts a distorted pyramidal structure, with Cs symmetry. The S-O and S-F distances are 1.42 and 1.58 Å, respectively. The O-S-F and F-S-F angles are 106.2 and 92.2°, respectively. [3] [ page needed ]
Thionyl fluoride can be produced by the reaction of thionyl chloride with fluoride sources such as antimony trifluoride. [4] [3] : 542
Alternatively, it arises via the fluorination of sulfur dioxide: [3] : 542
Thionyl fluoride arises as a fleeting intermediate from the decomposition of sulfur hexafluoride as the result of electrical discharges which generate sulfur tetrafluoride. SF4 hydrolyzes to give thionyl fluoride, which in turn hydrolyzes further as described below. [5]
As expected from the behavior of the other thionyl halides, this compound hydrolyzes readily, giving hydrogen fluoride and sulfur dioxide: [3] : 542
In contrast to thionyl chloride and bromide, thionyl fluoride is not useful for halogenation. The related derivative, sulfur tetrafluoride is however useful for that purpose.[ citation needed ]