Rhenium tetrafluoride explained

Rhenium tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of rhenium and fluorine with the chemical formula .^[1]

Synthesis

Rhenium tetrafluoride can be made by the reduction of rhenium hexafluoride with hydrogen, rhenium, or sulfur dioxide:^{[2] [3]}

Physical properties

Rhenium tetrafluoride forms blue crystals^[4] of tetragonal structure, cell parameters a = 1.012 nm, c = 1.595 nm.

Rhenium tetrafluoride reacts with water, and corrodes glass when heated.

Notes and References

1. Book: WADC Technical Report . 1957 . Wright Air Development Division, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force . 70 . 6 April 2023 . en.
2. Book: Kemmitt . R. D. W. . Peacock . R. D. . The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry . 26 January 2016 . . 978-1-4831-8762-4 . 918 . 6 April 2023 . en.
3. Book: Druce . J. G. F. . Druce . Gerald . Rhenium: Dvi-manganese, the Element of Atomic Number 75 . 1948 . CUP Archive . 50 . 6 April 2023 . en.
4. Web site: WebElements Periodic Table » Rhenium » rhenium tetrafluoride . webelements.com . 6 April 2023.