Neptunium(III) fluoride explained

Neptunium(III) fluoride or neptunium trifluoride is a salt of neptunium and fluorine with the formula NpF₃.

Synthesis

Neptunium(III) fluoride can be prepared by reacting neptunium dioxide with a gas mixture of hydrogen and hydrogen fluoride at 500 °C:

2 NpO _{2 + H} _{2 + 6 HF \longrightarrow} 2 NpF _{3 + 4 H} _{2O}