Hypofluorous acid

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Hypofluorous acid
IUPAC name fluoranol
Other names oxygen fluoride hydride
Identifiers
InChI InChI=1/FHO/c1-2/h2H
InChIKey AQYSYJUIMQTRMV-UHFFFAOYAN
Standard InChI InChI=1S/FHO/c1-2/h2H
Standard InChIKey AQYSYJUIMQTRMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number [14034-79-8]
ChemSpider 109936
Properties[1]
Chemical formula HOF
Molar mass 36.006 g mol−1
Appearance see text
Melting point

−117 °C

Boiling point

< 0 °C

Solubility in water reacts
Structure[2]
Molecular geometry bent: H–O = 96.4(10) pm, O–F = 144.2(1) pm, H–O–F = 97.2(6)°
Thermochemistry[3]
Std enthalpy of formation ΔfHo298 −98.32 kJ mol−1
Standard molar entropy So298 226.77 J K−1 mol−1
Related compounds
Other compounds Hypochlorous acid
Hypobromous acid
Hypoiodous acid
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Hypofluorous acid, HOF, is an unstable compound arising from the reaction of gaseous fluorine with water. It was first isolated in weighable quantities in 1971.[4] Despite the name, formed by analogy with other halogen compounds of similar formula, HOF is not significantly acidic, and hypofluorite salts are unknown.

Preparation

Reported preparations of hypofluorous acid in the 1930s[5][6] are now considered erroneous.[4] The first clear observation of HOF was through the infrared spectrum of a matrix isolation sample, obtained by photolysis of a mixture of fluorine and water in a nitrogen matrix at 14–20 K.[7]

Notes and references

Notes

References

  1. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, A. Chemistry of the Elements; Pergamon: Oxford, 1984; p 1003. ISBN 0-08-022057-6.
  2. Kim, Hyunyong; Pearson, Edwin F.; Appelman, Evan H. Millimeter‐Wave Spectrum and Structure of Hypofluorous Acid: HOF and DOF. J. Chem. Phys. 1972, 56 (1), 1–3. DOI: 10.1063/1.1676830.
  3. Hypofluorous acid. In NIST Chemistry WebBook; National Institute for Standards and Technology, <http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/inchi/InChI%3DInChI=1S/FHO/c1-2/h2H>. (accessed 17 September 2010).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Studier, Martin H.; Appleman, Evan H. Hypofluorous Acid. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1971, 93 (9), 2349–51. DOI: 10.1021/ja00738a059.
  5. Dennis, L. M.; Rochow, E. G. Oxyacids of Fluorine. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1932, 54 (2), 832–33. DOI: 10.1021/ja01341a518.
  6. Dennis, L. M.; Rochow, E. G. Oxyacids of Fluorine. II. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1933, 55 (6), 2431–34. DOI: 10.1021/ja01333a033.
  7. Noble, Paul N.; Pimentel, George C. Hypofluorous acid: Infrared spectrum and vibrational potential function. Spectrochim. Acta Part A 1968, 24 (7), 797–806. DOI: 10.1016/0584-8539(68)80177-1.

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