Hexafluorotitanic acid explained

Hexafluorotitanic acid (systematically named oxonium hexafluoridotitanate(2-)) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula (H3O)(H5O2)[TiF<sub>6</sub>]. According to X-ray crystallography, the salt consists of [TiF<sub>6</sub>]2- octahedral and two kinds of oxonium cations, (H3O)+ and (H5O2)+.[1]

As with most oxonium salts, it is only stable in acidic solution. Under basic conditions, closely related salts hydrolyse to a hydrated titanium dioxide:[2]

A related salt is the anhydrous fluoronium hexafluoridotitanate(2-) or (H2F)2[TiF<sub>6</sub>].

References

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  2. Book: 10.1002/9780470132364.ch22. Extraction of Titanium(IV) Oxide from Ilmenite . 1957 . Bichowsky . Foord Von . Inorganic Syntheses . Inorganic Syntheses . 79–82 . 9780470132364. V .