Lithium hypofluorite
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| Preferred IUPAC name
Lithium hypofluorite | |
| Other names
Lithium fluoride oxide, lithium oxyfluoride
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| Properties | |
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| Molar mass | 41.94 g·mol−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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Lithium hypofluorite is an
anions
−OF.
Synthesis
The salt theoretically results from the neutralization of hypofluorous acid (HOF) and lithium hydroxide (LiOH). It can be formed by the action of fluorine on lithium hydroxide:
- 6 F2 + 6 LiOH → 2 LiF + O2 + 4 LiOF + 6 HF
Chemical properties
The compound is quite unstable, since it contains oxygen in the oxidation state of 0. It, therefore, tends to decompose to lithium fluoride and oxygen gas:
- 2 LiOF → 2 LiF + O2
References
- ^ Science Data Booklet. Manjunath.R. 11 July 2020. p. 146. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ISBN 978-3-527-28745-1. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ISBN 978-3-527-30524-7. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- NIST. 1998. pp. 1–1951. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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