Lithium hypofluorite explained

Lithium hypofluorite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of . It is a compound of lithium, fluorine, and oxygen.[1] [2] [3] This is a lithium salt of hypofluorous acid.[4], and contains lithium cations and hypofluorite anions .

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:

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:

Notes and References

  1. Book: Science Data Booklet . 11 July 2020 . Manjunath.R . 146 . 12 May 2023 . en.
  2. Book: Barin . Ihsan . Thermochemical Data of Pure Substances: La-Zr . 1995 . VCH . 978-3-527-28745-1 . 965 . 12 May 2023 . en.
  3. Book: Binnewies . M. . Milke . E. . Thermochemical Data of Elements and Compounds . 3 December 2002 . Wiley . 978-3-527-30524-7 . 466 . 12 May 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition . . 12 May 2023 . 1–1951 . 1998.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lithium hypofluorite".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.