Aluminum (I) fluoride

Structural formula
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General
Surname	Aluminum (I) fluoride
other names	Aluminum monofluoride
Molecular formula	AlF
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13595-82-9 PubChem 5464153 ChemSpider 4576555 Wikidata Q134148
properties
Molar mass	45.98 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Aluminum (I) fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound of aluminum from the group of fluorides . The connection could be detected in the star IRC + 10216 .

Extraction and presentation

Aluminum (I) fluoride can be obtained by reacting aluminum with aluminum (III) fluoride at temperatures above 800 ° C.

${\displaystyle \mathrm {2\ Al+AlF_{3}\longrightarrow 3\ AlF} }$

properties

Aluminum (I) fluoride is unstable and disproportionate to aluminum and aluminum (III) fluoride under normal conditions.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
2. ↑ LM Ziurys, AJ Apponi, TG Phillips: Exotic fluoride molecules in IRC +10216: Confirmation of AlF and searches for MgF and CaF. In: The Astrophysical Journal. 433, 1994, p. 729, doi : 10.1086 / 174682 .
3. ^ JH Simons: Fluorine Chemistry . Elsevier, 2012, ISBN 0-323-14724-0 , pp. 26 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ^ AF Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 101st edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-012641-9 , p. 1073.