Ammonium bifluoride

Ammonium bifluoride
Space fill model of the ammonium cation
Space fill model of the ammonium cation
Space fill model of the bifluoride anion
Space fill model of the bifluoride anion
Sample of Ammonium bifluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Ammonium bifluoride
Other names
  • Ammonium acid fluoride
  • Ammonium hydrofluoride
  • Ammonium difluoride
  • Ammonium hydrogendifluoride
  • Ammonium hydrogen difluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.252 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 215-676-4
UNII
UN number 1727
  • InChI=1S/F2H.H3N/c1-3-2;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1 ☒N
    Key: XIONBZYFLSJNBW-UHFFFAOYSA-O ☒N
  • InChI=1/2FH.H3N/h2*1H;1H3
    Key: KVBCYCWRDBDGBG-UHFFFAOYAG
  • [NH4+].F[H-]F
  • [F-].F.[NH4+]
Properties
[NH4][HF2]
Molar mass 57.044 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless crystals
Density 1.50 g cm−3
Melting point 126 °C (259 °F; 399 K)
Boiling point 240 °C (464 °F; 513 K)(decomposes)
63g/(100 ml) (20 °C)
Solubility in alcohol slightly soluble
1.390
Structure
Cubic, related to the CsCl structure
[NH4]+ cation: tetrahedral
[HF2] anion: linear
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS06: Toxic[1]
H301, H314[1]
P280, P301+P310, P305+P351+P338, P310[1]
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gasFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
3
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Related compounds
Other cations
potassium bifluoride
Related compounds
ammonium fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ammonium bifluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula [NH4][HF2] or [NH4]F·HF. It is produced from ammonia and hydrogen fluoride. This colourless salt is a glass-etchant and an intermediate in a once-contemplated route to hydrofluoric acid.

  1. ^ a b c Sigma-Aldrich Co., Ammonium bifluoride. Retrieved on 2013-07-20.