Silver(III) fluoride

Silver(III) fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Silver(III) fluoride
Other names
Silver trifluoride
Argentic fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
100808
  • InChI=1S/Ag.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: PGGQSYHSNJQLOQ-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • [F-].[F-].[F-].[Ag+3]
Properties
AgF3
Molar mass 164.86 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Silver(III) fluoride, AgF3, is an unstable, bright-red, diamagnetic compound containing silver in the unusual +3 oxidation state. Its crystal structure is very similar to that of gold(III) fluoride: it is a polymer consisting of rectangular AgF4 units linked into chains by fluoro bridges.[1]

  1. ^ Zemva, Boris; Lutar, Karel; Jesih, Adolf; Casteel, William J.; Wilkinson, Angus P.; Cox, David E.; von Dreele, Robert B.; Borrmann, Horst; Bartlett, Neil (1991). "Silver Trifluoride: Preparation, Crystal Structure, Some Properties, and Comparison with AuF3". J Am Chem Soc. 113 (11): 4192–4198. doi:10.1021/ja00011a021.