Cobalt tetrafluoride

Cobalt tetrafluoride

Names
Other names Cobalt(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/Co.4FH/h;4*1H/q+4;;;;/p-4[1] Key: YUARGNWAMBVYOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-J
SMILES F[Co](F)(F)F
Properties
Chemical formula	CoF4
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Hazard statements	H350
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Cobalt tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound with a chemical formula of CoF₄.^[2][3]

Synthesis

Cobalt tetrafluoride was prepared is a gas-phase reaction of fluorination of CoF₃ by using TbF₄ as a fluorinating agent.^[4]

Physical properties

Cobalt tetrafluoride is too unstable to exist as a solid or liquid, but it is stable in a dilute gas phase.^[4]

References

1. generated from SMILES with http://www.chemspider.com/InChI.asmx?op=SMILESToInChI
2. Chilingarov, N. S.; Rau, Julietta V.; Nikitin, A.V.; Sidorov, L.N. (September 1997). "Mass spectrometric study of fluorination in CoF2(s)- F and CoF2(s)-Pt(met)-F systems". Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry. 9 (71): 1619–1623. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. Burke, Robert (17 June 2013). Hazardous Materials Chemistry for Emergency Responders, Third Edition. CRC Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-4398-4985-9. 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.