Lithium hypofluorite

Lithium hypofluorite is an inorganic compound of lithium, fluorine, and oxygen with the chemical formula of LiFO.[1][2][3] This is a lithium salt of hypofluorous acid.[4][5]

Lithium hypofluorite
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium hypofluorite
Other names
Lithium fluoride oxide, lithium oxyfluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/FO.Li/c1-2;/q-1;+1
    Key: WYWLSUBVZXKJGO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [Li+].[O-]F
Properties
FLiO
Molar mass 41.94 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
Lithium hypochlorite
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

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:

6F2 + 6LiOH → 2LiF + O2 + 4LiOF + 6HF

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:

2LiOF → 2LiF + O2

References

  1. Science Data Booklet. Manjunath.R. 11 July 2020. p. 146. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  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. 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. "NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition". NIST. 1998. pp. 1–1951. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. "lithium,hypofluorite". ChemSrc. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.