Diboron tetrafluoride

Diboron tetrafluoride
Preferred IUPAC name Diboron tetrafluoride
Systematic name Tetrafluorodiborane
Identifiers
CAS number	13965-73-6
PubChem	139653 Y
ChemSpider	123165 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES FB(F)B(F)F
InChI InChI=1S/B2F4/c3-1(4)2(5)6 Key: WUWOPJNIAKTBSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Properties
Molecular formula	B2F4
Molar mass	97.616 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless gas
Density	4.3 kg/m3 (gas)
Melting point	-56 °C, 217 K, -69 °F
Boiling point	-34 °C, 239 K, -29 °F
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Diboron tetrafluoride is a colorless gas. It can be formed by reacting boron monofluoride with boron trifluoride at low temperatures, taking care not to form higher polymers.^[1]

References

1. ^ P. L. Timms (1972). Low Temperature Condensation. p. 143. ISBN 0120236141. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=VupzlLU9NB0C&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143#v=onepage&q&f=false. 

• Louis Trefonas and William N. Lipscomb (1958). "Crystal and Molecular Structure of Diboron Tetrafluoride, B₂F₄". J. Chem. Phys. 28 (1): 54. doi:10.1063/1.1744079. 
• Gayles, J. N.; Self, J. (1964). "Infrared Spectrum of Diboron Tetrafluoride in the Gaseous and Solid States". Journal of Chemical Physics 40 (12): 3530–3539. doi:10.1063/1.1725048. 
• Arthur Finch and Hermann Irving Schlesinger (1958). "Diboron Tetrafluoride". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 80 (14): 3573–3574. doi:10.1021/ja01547a020. 
• A. K. Holliday and F. B. Taylor (1964). "Diboron tetrafluoride. Part II. Reactions with some oxides and organometallic compounds". J. Chem. Soc.: 2731–2734. doi:10.1039/JR9640002731. 
• Vernon H. Dibeler and Susan K. Liston (1968). "Mass-spectrometric study of photoionization. XII. Boron trifluoride and diboron tetrafluoride". J. Chem. Soc. 7 (9): 1742–1746. doi:10.1021/ic50067a010. 

External links

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