Rhenium pentafluoride

Rhenium pentafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of rhenium and fluorine with the chemical formula ReF5.[1] This is a salt of rhenium and hydrofluoric acid.[2]

Rhenium pentafluoride
Names
Other names
Rhenium(V) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/5FH.Re/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5
    Key: UKUWGTWCIFEMQK-UHFFFAOYSA-I
  • F[Re](F)(F)(F)F
Properties
F5Re
Molar mass 281.199 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow-green crystals
Density g/cm3
Melting point 48 °C (118 °F; 321 K)
Boiling point 221.3 °C (430.3 °F; 494.4 K)
reacts with water
Structure
orthorhombic
Related compounds
Related compounds
Osmium pentafluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Synthesis

Rhenium pentafluoride can be synthesised by the reduction of rhenium hexafluoride with hydrogen, rhenium, or tungsten:

2ReF6 + H2 → 2ReF5 + 2HF
5ReF6 + Re → 6ReF5
6ReF6 + W → 6ReF5 + WF6

Physical properties

Rhenium pentafluoride forms yellow-green crystals[3] of orthorhombic crystal system, cell parameters a = 0.57 nm, b = 1.723 nm, c = 0.767 nm.

Rhenium pentafluoride reacts with water.

Rhenium pentafluoride is volatile. The compound consists of dimers of composition Re2F10.

References

  1. Gutmann, Viktor (2 December 2012). Halogen Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-323-14847-4. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. Hawkins, Donald T. (6 December 2012). Binary Fluorides: Free Molecular Structures and Force Fields A Bibliography (1957–1975). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-4684-6147-3. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. Colton, Ray (1965). The Chemistry of Rhenium and Technetium. Interscience Publishers. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-470-16650-5. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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