Rhenium tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of rhenium and fluorine with the chemical formula ReF4.[1]
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Rhenium(IV) fluoride
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| Molar mass | 262.201 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | blue crystals |
| Density | 5.38 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 124.5 °C (256.1 °F; 397.6 K) |
| Boiling point | 795 °C (1,463 °F; 1,068 K) |
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Osmium tetrafluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis
editRhenium tetrafluoride can be made by the reduction of rhenium hexafluoride with hydrogen, rhenium, or sulfur dioxide:[2][3]
- ReF6 + H2 → 2ReF4 + 2HF
- 2ReF6 + Re → 3ReF4
- ReF6 + SO2 → ReF4 + SO2F2
Physical properties
editRhenium tetrafluoride forms blue crystals[4] of tetragonal structure, cell parameters a = 1.012 nm, c = 1.595 nm.
Rhenium tetrafluoride reacts with water, and corrodes glass when heated.
References
edit- ^ WADC Technical Report. Wright Air Development Division, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force. 1957. p. 70. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Kemmitt, R. D. W.; Peacock, R. D. (26 January 2016). The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 918. ISBN 978-1-4831-8762-4. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ Druce, J. G. F.; Druce, Gerald (1948). Rhenium: Dvi-manganese, the Element of Atomic Number 75. CUP Archive. p. 50. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "WebElements Periodic Table » Rhenium » rhenium tetrafluoride". webelements.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
