Thorium(IV) fluoride
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| Thorium(IV) fluoride | |
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| Other names | Thorium tetrafluoride |
| Identifiers | |
| InChI | InChI=1/4FH.Th/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4 |
| InChIKey | MZQZQKZKTGRQCG-XBHQNQODAV |
| Standard InChI | InChI=1S/4FH.Th/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4 |
| Standard InChIKey | MZQZQKZKTGRQCG-UHFFFAOYSA-J |
| CAS number | [] |
| EC number | |
| ChemSpider | |
| Properties[1] | |
| Chemical formula | ThF4 |
| Molar mass | 308.03 g mol−1 |
| Appearance | white solid |
| Density | 6.32 g cm−3 |
| Solubility in water | 0.017 g/100 g (25 °C) |
| Structure[2][3] | |
| Crystal structure | Zirconium tetrafluoride |
| Space group | P2/c |
| Lattice constant | a = 1304.9 pm, b = 1112.0 pm, c = 853.8 pm, α = 90°, β = 126.30°, γ = 90° |
| Related compounds | |
| Other anions | Thorium(IV) chloride Thorium(IV) brimide Thorium(IV) iodide |
| Other cations | Protactinium(IV) fluoride Uranium(IV) fluoride Zirconium(IV) fluoride Hafnium(IV) fluoride |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
Thorium(IV) fluoride, ThF4, is the only known fluoride of thorium.[note 1]
Notes and references
Notes
- ↑ Although thorium(III) fluoride (ThF3, CAS number 13842-84-7, standard InChIKey NFUSRTKFVSVVEC-UHFFFAOYSA-K) is sometimes mentioned, by analogy with zirconium(III) fluoride, attempts to prepare it have been unsuccessful.[4][5]
References
- ↑ CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 62nd ed.; Weast, Robert C., Ed.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 1981; p B-157. ISBN 0-8493-0462-8.
- ↑ Wickleder, Mathias S.; Fourest, Blandine; Dorhout, Peter K. Thorium. In The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements, 3rd ed.; Morss, Lester R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean, Eds.; Springer: Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006; Vol. 1, Chapter 3, pp 52–160. doi:10.1007/1-4020-3598-5_3, <http://radchem.nevada.edu/classes/rdch710/files/thorium.pdf>.
- ↑ Benner, G.; Müller, B. G. Zur Kenntnis binärer Fluoride des ZrF4-Typs: HfF4 und ThF4. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 1990, 588 (1), 33–42. DOI: 10.1002/zaac.19905880105.
- ↑ Warf, James C. Attempted Preparation of Thorium(III) Fluoride. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74 (7), 1864–65. DOI: 10.1021/ja01127a521.
- ↑ Ehrlich, Paul; Plöger, Fritz; Koch, Ernst; Kaupa, Gustav Über Zirkonium(III)-fluorid. Versuche zur Darstellung von Thorium(III)-fluorid. Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 1964, 333 (4–6), 209–15. DOI: 10.1002/zaac.19643330407.
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