Neptunium(VI) fluoride
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IUPAC name
Neptunium(VI) fluoride
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3D model (JSmol)
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PubChem CID
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Properties | |
F6Np | |
Molar mass | 351 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | orange crystals |
Melting point | 54.4 °C (129.9 °F; 327.5 K) |
Boiling point | 55.18 °C (131.32 °F; 328.33 K) |
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Orthorhombic, oP28 | |
Pnma, No. 62 | |
octahedral (Oh) | |
0 D | |
Related compounds | |
Related fluoroNeptuniums
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Neptunium trifluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Neptunium hexafluoride (NpF6) is the highest fluoride of neptunium. It is an orange volatile crystalline solid.[1] It is relatively hard to handle, being very corrosive and radioactive. It is prepared by fluorination of Neptunium(IV) fluoride (NpF4) by powerful fluorinating agents such as elemental fluorine.[2]
- NpF
4 + F
2 → NpF
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It can also be obtained by fluorination of neptunium(III) fluoride.[3]
- 2 NpF
3 + 3 F
2 → 2 NpF
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References
- ^ a b Gmelins Handbuch der anorganischen Chemie, System Nr. 71, Transurane, Teil C, p. 108–114.
- ^ John G. Malm, Bernard Weinstock, E. Eugene Weaver: „The Preparation and Properties of NpF6; a Comparison with PuF6“, J. Phys. Chem., 1958, 62 (12), p. 1506–1508 (doi:10.1021/j150570a009).
- ^ Sherman Fried, Norman Davidson: „The Preparation of Solid Neptunium Compounds“, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1948, 70 (11), p. 3539–3547 (doi:10.1021/ja01191a003).