Chemistry:Iron tetrafluoride

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Iron tetrafluoride
Names
Other names
Iron(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
FeF
4
Molar mass 131.837 g/mol
Hazards
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Iron tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound with a chemical formula of FeF
4
.[1]

History

Iron tetrafluoride was initially observed in 2003 via mass spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy.[2]

Preparation

Iron tetrafluoride can be prepared by reaction of iron atoms with elemental F
2
in excess neon and argon at 4 K:[2][3]

Fe + 2F
2
→ FeF
4

Physical properties

Iron tetrafluoride is assumed to have tetrahedral or square planar structure.[2] It has been calculated to be stable in the gas phase.[4]

References

  1. (in en) Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry. British Library Lending Division. July 1992. p. 1389. https://books.google.com/books?id=P3VXAAAAYAAJ&q=iron+tetrafluoride+fef4. Retrieved 12 February 2024. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (in en) Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry II: From Elements to Applications. Newnes. 23 July 2013. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-08-096529-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=_4C7oid1kQQC&dq=iron+tetrafluoride+fef4&pg=RA1-PA199. Retrieved 12 February 2024. 
  3. Schlöder, Tobias; Vent-Schmidt, Thomas; Riedel, Sebastian (26 November 2012). "A Matrix-Isolation and Quantum-Chemical Investigation of FeF 4" (in en). Angewandte Chemie International Edition 51 (48): 12063–12067. doi:10.1002/anie.201206464. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 23097315. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/anie.201206464. Retrieved 12 February 2024. 
  4. Haupt, Axel (22 March 2021) (in en). Organic and Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry: Methods and Applications. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 297. ISBN 978-3-11-065950-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=d9whEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22iron+tetrafluoride+fef4%22&pg=PT297. Retrieved 12 February 2024.