Cobalt tetrafluoride

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Cobalt tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound with a chemical formula of CoF4.[2][3]

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Cobalt tetrafluoride
Names
Other names
Cobalt(IV) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Co.4FH/h;4*1H/q+4;;;;/p-4[1]
    Key: YUARGNWAMBVYOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • F[Co](F)(F)F
Properties
CoF4
Molar mass 134.926807 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Synthesis

Cobalt tetrafluoride was prepared is a gas-phase reaction of fluorination of CoF3 by using TbF4 as a fluorinating agent.[4]

Physical properties

Cobalt tetrafluoride is too unstable to exist as a solid or liquid, but it is stable in a dilute gas phase.[4]

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