Cerium(IV)_fluoride

Cerium(IV) fluoride

Cerium(IV) fluoride

Chemical compound

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]

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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. [1]
    Elements, American. "Cerium(IV) Fluoride". American Elements.
  2. [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)
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    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. [4]
    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.
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