Scandium fluoride

Scandium fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Scandium(III) fluoride
Other names
Scandium trifluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.854 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 237-555-4
RTECS number
  • VQ8930000
  • InChI=1S/3FH.Sc/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
  • [Sc+3].[F-].[F-].[F-]
Properties
ScF3
Molar mass 101.95112 g/mol
Appearance bright white powder
Density 2.53 g/cm3
Melting point 1,552 °C (2,826 °F; 1,825 K)[2]
Boiling point 1,607 °C (2,925 °F; 1,880 K)[2]
5.81×10−24[1]
Structure
Cubic, Pm3m
Pm3m, No. 221
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 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
2
0
0
Related compounds
Other anions
 Scandium(III) chloride
Scandium(III) bromide
Scandium(III) iodide
Other cations
 Yttrium(III) fluoride
Lutetium(III) fluoride
Related compounds
 Scandium(III) nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
☒N verify (what is checkY☒N ?)

Scandium(III) fluoride, ScF3, is an ionic compound. This salt is slightly soluble in water but dissolves in the presence of excess fluoride to form the ScF63− anion.[2]

  1. ^ John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99 ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–189. ISBN 978-1138561632.
  2. ^ a b c Egon Wiberg, Arnold Frederick Holleman (2001) Inorganic Chemistry, Elsevier, ISBN 0-12-352651-5.