Tungsten (IV) fluoride

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General
Surname Tungsten (IV) fluoride
other names

Tungsten tetrafluoride

Molecular formula WF 4
Brief description

red-brown solid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 13766-47-7
PubChem 139582
Wikidata Q4493196
properties
Molar mass 259.83 g mol −1
Physical state

firmly

Melting point

800 ° C (decomposition)

solubility
  • Decomposes in water
  • practically insoluble in benzene and toluene
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 .

Tungsten (IV) fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound of tungsten from the group of fluorides .

Extraction and presentation

Tungsten (IV) fluoride can be obtained by reducing tungsten (VI) fluoride with phosphorus (III) fluoride . It is also formed when tungsten (V) fluoride decomposes . In solid form it is a polymer.

properties

Tungsten (IV) fluoride is a red-brown solid that reacts with water.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 94th Edition . CRC Press, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4665-7115-0 , pp. 96 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
  3. ^ Erik Lassner, Wolf-Dieter Schubert: Tungsten Properties, Chemistry, Technology of the Element, Alloys, and Chemical Compounds . Springer Science & Business Media, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4615-4907-9 , pp. 51 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. ^ Egon Wiberg, Nils Wiberg: Inorganic Chemistry . Academic Press, 2001, ISBN 978-0-12-352651-9 , pp. 1394 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).