Phosphoryl fluoride explained

Phosphoryl fluoride (commonly called phosphorus oxyfluoride) is a compound with the chemical formula . It is a colorless gas that hydrolyzes rapidly. It has a critical temperature of 73 °C and acritical pressure of 4.25 bars.

Synthesis and reactions

Phosphorus oxyfluoride is prepared by partial hydrolysis of phosphorus pentafluoride.

Phosphorus oxyfluoride is the progenitor of the simple fluorophosphoric acids by hydrolysis. The sequence starts with difluorophosphoric acid:

The next steps give monofluorophosphoric acid and phosphoric acid:

Phosphoryl fluoride combines with dimethylamine to produce dimethylaminophosphoryl difluoride and difluorophosphate and hexafluorophosphate ions.[1]

References

  1. Cavell. R. G.. 1968. Chemistry of phosphorus fluorides. Part III. The reaction of thiophosphoryl-fluoride with dimethylamine and some properties of the dimethylaminothio- phosphoryl fluorides. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 46. 4. 613. 10.1139/v68-100. free.