Chemistry:Uranyl fluoride

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Uranyl fluoride
Uranyl fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Uranium(VI) difluoride dioxide
Other names
  • Difluorodioxouranium
  • Uranium oxyfluoride
  • Uranyl difluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 236-898-8
Properties
UO
2
F
2
Molar mass 308.024 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow solid[1]
Density 6.37 g/cm3[2]
very soluble
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Danger
H300, H330, H373, H411
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Uranyl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula UO
2
F
2
. It is most notable as a contaminant in the production of uranium tetrafluoride.[3]

As shown by X-ray crystallography, the uranyl centers UO2+
2
are surrounded by six fluoride ligands F
.[4]

Synthesis

It is formed in the hydrolysis of uranium hexafluoride (UF
6
):

UF
6
+ 2 H
2
O → UO
2
F
2
+ 4 HF

It can also be formed in the hydrofluorination of uranium trioxide (UO
3
):

UO
3
+ 2 HF → UO
2
F
2
+ H
2
O
[5]

Physical properties

References

  1. Perry, Dale L. (2016-04-19) (in en). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 448. ISBN 978-1-4398-1462-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=SFD30BvPBhoC. 
  2. https://ibilabs.com/uranium-uranyl-thorium-compounds/uranyl-compounds/uranyl-fluoride/
  3. Peehs, Martin; Walter, Thomas; Walter, Sabine; Zemek, Martin (2007). "Uranium, Uranium Alloys, and Uranium Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. doi:10.1002/14356007.a27_281.pub2. ISBN 978-3-527-30385-4. 
  4. Zachariasen, W. H. (1948). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. III. A study of the disorder in the crystal structure of anhydrous uranyl fluoride". Acta Crystallographica 1 (6): 277–281. doi:10.1107/S0365110X48000764. Bibcode1948AcCry...1..277Z. 
  5. Jang, Harry; Louis-Jean, James; Poineau, Frederic (2023-06-20). "Synthesis and Morphological Control of UO2F2 Particulates" (in en). ACS Omega 8 (24): 21996–22002. doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c01999. ISSN 2470-1343. PMID 37360455.