Vanadium pentafluoride

Vanadium(V) fluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Vanadium(V) fluoride
Other names
Vanadium pentafluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 232-023-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/5FH.V/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5
    Key: NFVUDQKTAWONMJ-UHFFFAOYSA-I
  • [F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[F-].[V+5]
Properties
VF5
Molar mass 145.934
Appearance colorless solid
Density 2.502 g/cm3 (solid)
Melting point 19.5 °C (67.1 °F; 292.6 K)
Boiling point 48.3 °C (118.9 °F; 321.4 K)
Related compounds
Other cations
Niobium(V) fluoride
Tantalum(V) fluoride
Related Vanadium compounds
Vanadium(V) oxide
Vanadium trifluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Vanadium(V) fluoride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula VF5. It is a colorless volatile liquid[1] that freezes near room temperature. It is a highly reactive compound, as indicated by its ability to fluorinate organic substances.[2]

  1. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 989. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  2. ^ Canterford, J. H.; O'Donnell, Thomas A. (1967-03-01). "Reactivity of transition metal fluorides. IV. Oxidation-reduction reactions of vanadium pentafluoride". Inorganic Chemistry. 6 (3): 541–544. doi:10.1021/ic50049a025. ISSN 0020-1669.