Tantalum(V) fluoride

Tantalum(V) fluoride
Tantalum(V) fluoride
Names
Other names
tantalum pentafluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 232-022-3
RTECS number
  • WW5775000
UNII
  • Key: YRGLXIVYESZPLQ-UHFFFAOYSA-I
  • InChI=1S/5FH.Ta/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5
  • F[Ta](F)(F)(F)F
Properties
TaF5
Molar mass 275.95 g/mol
Appearance white powder
Density 4.74 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 96.8 °C (206.2 °F; 369.9 K)
Boiling point 229.5 °C (445.1 °F; 502.6 K)
decomposes
+795.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
0 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
HF source
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H302, H314
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Related compounds
TaCl5
NbCl5
WF6
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tantalum(V) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula TaF5. It is one of the principal molecular compounds of tantalum. Characteristic of some other pentafluorides, the compound is volatile but exists as an oligomer in the solid state.

  1. ^ "Tantalum pentafluoride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 16 December 2021.