Einsteinium hexafluoride

Einsteinium hexafluoride

Names
Other names Einsteinium(VI) fluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	67620-36-4
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/Es.6FH/h;6*1H/q+6;;;;;;/p-6 Key: XDVFQSVXFYEDNB-UHFFFAOYSA-H
SMILES [Es+6].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-]
Properties
Chemical formula	EsF6
Molar mass	366 g·mol^−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Curium hexafluoride Americium hexafluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Einsteinium hexafluoride is a binary inorganic chemical compound of einsteinium and fluorine with the chemical formula EsF₆. This is a hypothetical compound—its existence has been predicted theoretically, but the compound has yet to be isolated.^[1][2][3][4]

Physical properties

It is unlikely that the compound is stable.^[5]

References

1. Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3121. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
2. Liebman, Joel F. (January 1978). "Conceptual problems in noble gas and fluorine chemistry, VII1: On the possible existence of einsteinium and proactinium hexafluoride". Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry Letters. 14 (6–7): 245–247. doi:10.1016/0020-1650(78)80069-5.
3. Nishikida, Koichi; Williams, Ffrancon; Mamantov, Gleb; Smyrl, Norman (June 1975). "Chlorine hexafluoride radical. Preparation, electron spin resonance spectrum, and structure". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 97 (12): 3526–3527. doi:10.1021/ja00845a046. ISSN 0002-7863. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
4. Malta, John G.; Selig, Henry; Siegel, Stanley (January 1966). "Complex Compounds of Uranium Hexafluoride with Sodium Fluoride and Potassium Fluoride". Inorganic Chemistry. 5 (1): 130–132. doi:10.1021/ic50035a031. ISSN 0020-1669. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
5. Morss, L. R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (21 October 2010). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (Set Vol.1-6): Volumes 1-6. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1611. ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0. Retrieved 26 January 2024.