Cerium(IV) fluoride
Cerium tetrafluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 626-760-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Ce.4FH/h;4*1H/q+4;;;;/p-4
    Key: SWURHZJFFJEBEE-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • F[Ce](F)(F)F
Properties
CeF4
Molar mass 216.11[1]
Appearance white powder[1]
Density 4.77g/cm3[1]
Melting point 650[1] °C (1,202 °F; 923 K)
Boiling point n/a
n/a
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P302+P352, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Cerium(IV) fluoride is an inorganic compound with a chemical formula CeF4. It is a strong oxidant that appears as a white crystalline material. Cerium(IV) fluoride has an anhydrous form and a monohydrate form.[2]

Production and properties

Cerium(IV) fluoride can be produced by fluorinating cerium(III) fluoride or cerium dioxide with fluorine gas at 500 °C[3]

Its hydrated form (CeF4·xH2O, x≤1) can be produced by reacting 40% hydrofluoric acid and cerium(IV) sulfate solution at 90°C.[4]

Cerium(IV) fluoride can dissolve in DMSO, and react to form the coordination complex [CeF4(DMSO)2].[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Elements, American. "Cerium(IV) Fluoride". American Elements.
  2. ^ 无机化学丛书 第七卷 钪 稀土元素 (Series of Inorganic Chemistry. Vol. 7. Scandium. Rare Earth Elements.). Science Press. pp 244-246. 1. Compounds of Halogens. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ Georg Brauer (Hrsg.), unter Mitarbeit von Marianne Baudler u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6, S. 256.
  4. ^ a b Champion, Martin. J.D.; Levason, William; Reid, Gillian (January 2014). "Synthesis and structure of [CeF4(Me2SO)2]—A rare neutral ligand complex of a lanthanide tetrafluoride". Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 157: 19–21. doi:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2013.10.014. S2CID 97227504.