Vanadium tetrafluoride

Vanadium(IV) fluoride
3D model of vanadium(IV) fluoride
3D model of vanadium(IV) fluoride
3D model of vanadium(IV) fluoride
3D model of vanadium(IV) fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
vanadium tetrafluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.143
EC Number
  • 233-171-7
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number UN2923
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/4FH.V/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4 checkY
    Key: JTWLHYPUICYOLE-UHFFFAOYSA-J checkY
  • InChI=1/4FH.V/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: JTWLHYPUICYOLE-XBHQNQODAC
SMILES
  • [V+4].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-]
Properties
Chemical formula
F4V
Molar mass 126.9351 g·mol−1
Appearance Lime green powder, hygroscopic[1]
Odor Odorless
Density 3.15 g/cm3 (20 °C)[1]
2.975 g/cm3 (23 °C)[2]
Melting point 325 °C (617 °F; 598 K)
at 760 mmHg decomposes[1]
Boiling point Sublimes[1]
Solubility in water
Very soluble[1]
Solubility Soluble in acetone, acetic acid
Very slightly soluble in SO2Cl2, alcohols, CHCl3[2]
Structure
Crystal structure
Monoclinic, mP10
Space group
P21/c, No. 14
Thermochemistry
Std molar
entropy (S298)
126 J/mol·K[3]
Std enthalpy of
formation fH298)
−1412 kJ/mol[3]
Gibbs free energy fG)
−1312 kJ/mol[3]
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Eye hazards
Causes serious damage
Skin hazards
Causes burns
GHS labelling:[4]
Pictograms
GHS05: Corrosive GHS06: Toxic
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H300, H314, H330
Precautionary statements
P260, P301+P310, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P320, P330, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Vanadium(IV) fluoride (VF4) is an inorganic compound of vanadium and fluorine. It is paramagnetic yellow-brown solid that is very hygroscopic.[2] Unlike the corresponding vanadium tetrachloride, the tetrafluoride is not volatile because it adopts a polymeric structure.[5] It decomposes before melting.

Preparation and reactions

VF4 can be prepared by treating VCl4 with HF:

VCl4 + 4 HF → VF4 + 4 HCl

It was first prepared in this way.[6]

It decomposes at 325 °C, undergoing disproportionation to the tri- and pentafluorides:[2]

2 VF4 → VF3 + VF5

Structure

The structure of VF4 is related to that of SnF4. Each vanadium centre is octahedral, surrounded by six fluoride ligands. Four of the fluoride centers bridge to adjacent vanadium centres.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Lide, David R., ed. (2009). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (90th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0.
  2. ^ a b c d Kwasnik, W. (1963). Brauer, Georg (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry (UK ed.). London: Academic Press. pp. 252–253.
  3. ^ a b c Anatolievich, Kiper Ruslan. "vanadium(IV) fluoride". chemister.ru. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  4. ^ "Vanadium(IV) fluoride, 95%". alfa.com. Alfa Aesar. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
  5. ^ Cotton, F. Albert; Wilkinson, Geoffrey; Murillo, Carlos A.; Bochmann, Manfred (1999), Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (6th ed.), New York: Wiley-Interscience, p. 716, ISBN 0-471-19957-5
  6. ^ Otto Ruff, Herbert Lickfett "Vanadinfluoride" Chemische Berichte 1911, vol. 44, pages 2539–2549. doi:10.1002/cber.19110440379
  7. ^ Becker S., Muller B. G. Vanadium Tetrafluoride, Angew. Chem. Intnl. Ed. Engl. 1990, vol. 29, page 406