Nitrosonium octafluoroxenate(VI)
The square antiprismatic [XeF
8 ]
2− anion in (NO)
2 XeF
8 [ 1]
Names
IUPAC name
Nitrosonium octafluoroxenate(VI)
Identifiers
InChI=1S/F8Xe.2NO/c1-9(2,3,4,5,6,7)8;2*1-2/q-2;2*+1
Key: UZLZIYXSQHCOGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
[N]#[O+].[N]#[O+].F[Xe-2](F)(F)(F)(F)(F)(F)[F]
Properties
(NO)2 XeF8
Density
3.354 g/cm3
Reacts
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Nitrosonium octafluoroxenate(VI) is a chemical compound of xenon with nitrogen , oxygen , and fluorine , having formula (NO)2 XeF8 . It is an ionic compound containing well-separated nitrosonium cations (NO+ ) and octafluoroxenate(VI) anions (XeF2− 8 ). The molecular geometry of the octafluoroxenate(VI) ion is square antiprismatic , having Xe–F bond lengths of 1.971 Å , 1.946 Å, 1.958 Å, 2.052 Å, and 2.099 Å.[ 1]
It is synthesized by the reaction of xenon hexafluoride (XeF6 ) with nitrosyl fluoride (NOF):[ 2]
XeF6 + 2 NOF → (NO)2 XeF8
Other compounds containing the octafluoroxenate(VI) ion include its alkali metal salts, including Cs2 XeF8 and Rb2 XeF8 , which are stable up to 400 °C.[ 3] [ 4]
References
Xenon(0) Xenon(I) Xenon(II)
Xenon(IV)
Xenon(VI) Xenon(VIII)