Lithium_hypofluorite

Lithium hypofluorite

Lithium hypofluorite

Chemical compound

Lithium hypofluorite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of LiOF. It is a compound of lithium, fluorine, and oxygen.[1][2][3] This is a lithium salt of hypofluorous acid.[4], and contains lithium cations Li+ and hypofluorite anions −OF.

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Synthesis

The salt theoretically results from the neutralization of hypofluorous acid (HOF) and lithium hydroxide (LiOH). It can be formed by the action of fluorine on lithium hydroxide:

6 F2 + 6 LiOH → 2 LiF + O2 + 4 LiOF + 6 HF

Chemical properties

The compound is quite unstable, since it contains oxygen in the oxidation state of 0. It, therefore, tends to decompose to lithium fluoride and oxygen gas:

2 LiOF → 2 LiF + O2

References

  1. [1]
    Science Data Booklet. Manjunath.R. 11 July 2020. p. 146. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. [2]
    Barin, Ihsan (1995). Thermochemical Data of Pure Substances: La-Zr. VCH. p. 965. ISBN 978-3-527-28745-1. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. [3]
    Binnewies, M.; Milke, E. (3 December 2002). Thermochemical Data of Elements and Compounds. Wiley. p. 466. ISBN 978-3-527-30524-7. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    "NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition". NIST. 1998. pp. 1–1951. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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