Rhodium hexafluoride

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Rhodium hexafluoride
Rhodium(VI)-fluoride.svg
Names
IUPAC name
rhodium(VI) fluoride
Other names
rhodium hexafluoride
Identifiers
13693-07-7
Jmol 3D model Interactive image
  • InChI=1/6FH.2Rh/h6*1H;;/q;;;;;;+6/p-6
  • F[Rh](F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
F6Rh
Molar mass 216.91 g/mol
Appearance black crystalline solid[1]
Density 3.71g/mL[2]
Melting point ≈ 70 °C (158 °F; 343 K)[1]
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Rhodium hexafluoride, also rhodium(VI) fluoride, (RhF6) is the inorganic compound of rhodium and fluorine. A black volatile solid,[1] it is a highly reactive material, and a rare example of a rhodium(VI) compound.

Synthesis, structure, properties

Rhodium hexafluoride is prepared by reaction of rhodium metal with an excess of elemental fluorine:[3]

Rh + 3 F2 → RhF6

The RhF6 molecule has octahedral molecular geometry. Consistent with its d3 configuration, the six Rh–F bond lengths are equivalent, being 1.824 Å.[2] It crystallises in an orthorhombic space group Pnma with lattice parameters of a = 9.323 Å, b = 8.474 Å, and c = 4.910 Å.

Like some other metal fluorides, RhF6 is highly oxidising. It attacks even glass even in the absence of water.[3] It can even react with elemental oxygen.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 90th Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4200-9084-0, Section 4, Physical Constants of Inorganic Compounds, p. 4-85.
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