Vanadium(III) fluoride
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| Other names
Vanadium fluoride, Vanadium trifluoride
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.030.141 |
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula
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F3V |
| Molar mass | 107.9367 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Yellow-green powder (anhydrous) Green powder (trihydrate)[1] |
| Density | 3.363 g/cm3[1] |
| Melting point | 1,395 °C (2,543 °F; 1,668 K) at 760 mmHg (anhydrous) ~ 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K) at 760 mmHg (trihydrate) decomposes[1] |
| Boiling point | Sublimes |
Solubility in water
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Insoluble[1] |
| Solubility | Insoluble in EtOH[1] |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
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2.757·10−3 cm3/mol[1] |
| Structure | |
Crystal structure
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Rhombohedral, hR24[2] |
Space group
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R3c, No. 167[2] |
Point group
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3 2/m[2] |
Lattice constant
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a = 5.17 Å, c = 13.402 Å[2] α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 120°
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Hazard statements
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H301, H311, H314, H331[3] |
Precautionary statements
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P261, P280, P301+P310, P305+P351+P338, P310[3] |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | 
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Other anions
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Vanadium(III) chloride Vanadium(III) oxide Vanadium(III) nitride |
Other cations
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Vanadium(IV) fluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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Vanadium(III) fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula VF3. It is a yellow-green crystalline solid with hexacoordinate vanadium atoms and bridging fluorine atoms. The magnetic moment indicates the presence of two unpaired electrons. Similar to other transition-metal fluorides (such as MnF2), it exhibits magnetic ordering at low temperatures (e.g. V2F6.4H2O orders below 12 K[4]).
Preparation
Vanadium(III) fluoride is obtained in a two-step procedure from V2O3.[5]
The first step entails conversion to the hexafluorovanadate(III) salt using ammonium bifluoride:
- V2O3 + 6 (NH4)HF2 → 2 (NH4)3VF6 + 3 H2O
In the second step, the hexafluorovanadate is thermally decomposed.
- (NH4)3VF6 → 3 NH3 + 3 HF + VF3
The thermal decomposition of ammonium salts is a relatively common method for the preparation of inorganic solids.
It can also be prepared by treatment of V2O3 with HF.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
- ^ a b c d Douglas, Bodie E.; Ho, Shih-Ming (2007). Structure and Chemistry of Crystalline Solids. New York: Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-387-26147-8.
- ^ a b c Sigma-Aldrich Co., Vanadium(III) fluoride. Retrieved on 2014-06-25.
- ^ S. Nakhal et al., Z. Kristallogr. 228, 347 (2013).doi:10.1524/zkri.2013.1664
- ^ Sturm, B. J.; Sheridan, C. W. "Vanadium(III) Fluoride" Inorganic Syntheses 1963; Vol. 7, pages 52-54. ISBN 0-88275-165-4.
General references
- Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.