Niobium(V) fluoride
Niobium(V) fluoride, also known as niobium pentafluoride, is the inorganic compound with the formula NbF5. The solid consists of tetramers [NbF5]4. It is a colorless solid that is rarely used.[1]
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Niobium(V) fluoride Niobium pentafluoride | |
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F5Nb | |
Molar mass | 187.89839 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless hygroscopic solid |
Density | 3.293 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 72 to 73 °C (162 to 163 °F; 345 to 346 K) |
Boiling point | 236 °C (457 °F; 509 K) |
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Solubility | slightly soluble in chloroform, carbon disulfide, sulfuric acid |
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P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+312, P301+330+331, P302+352, P303+361+353, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P310, P312, P321, P322, P330, P363, P405, P501 | |
Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Niobium(V) chloride Niobium(V) bromide Niobium(V) iodide |
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Vanadium(V) fluoride Tantalum(V) fluoride |
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Niobium(III) fluoride Niobium(IV) fluoride |
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Preparation and reactions
Niobium pentafluoride is obtained by treatment of any niobium compound with fluorine:[2]
- 2 Nb + 5 F2 → 2 NbF5
- 2 NbCl5 + 5 F2 → 2 NbF5 + 5 Cl2
It reacts with hydrogen fluoride to give H2NbF7, a superacid.
Related compounds
In hydrofluoric acid, NbF5 converts to [NbF7]2- and [NbF5O]2-. The relative solubility of these potassium salts and related tantalum fluorides is the basis of the Marignac process for separation of Nb and Ta.
NbCl5 forms a dimeric structure (edge-shared bioctahedron) in contrast to the corner-shared tetrameric structure of the fluoride.
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References
- Joachim Eckert, Hermann C. Starck (2005). "Niobium and Niobium Compounds". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_251. ISBN 3527306730.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Homer F. Priest (1950). "Anhydrous Metal Fluorides". Inorganic Syntheses. Inorganic Syntheses. 3. p. 171. doi:10.1002/9780470132340.ch47. ISBN 9780470132340.
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