Plutonyl fluoride

Plutonyl fluoride
Names
	IUPAC name Plutonium(VI) fluoride oxide, plutonium difluoride dioxide
Identifiers
Properties
Chemical formula	PuO2F2
Molar mass	314 g·mol−1
Solubility in water	soluble
Related compounds
Other cations	Neptunyl fluoride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Plutonyl fluoride is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula PuO₂F₂. It was initially isolated by Alenchikova et al in 1961.^[1]

Synthesis

Plutonyl fluoride can be obtained by slowly hydrolysing PuF₆.^[2]^[3]

PuF₆ (g) + 2 H₂O (g) → PuO₂F₂ (s) + 4 HF (g)

Physical properties

Plutonyl fluoride is soluble in water; the solutions have a pink-to-rose color.^[4]^[5]

Chemical properties

In hydrofluoric acid solution, PuO₂F₂ forms a hydrate, PuO₂F₂·H₂O, and a solid incorporating HF, PuO₂F₂·HF·4H₂O.^[6]

References

^ Morss, L. R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (31 December 2007). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed., Volumes 1-5). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1101. ISBN 978-1-4020-3598-2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ Steindler, Martin J. (1963). Laboratory Investigations in Support of Fluid Bed Fluoride Volatility Processes: The properties of plutonium hexafluoride. Argonne National Laboratory. p. 25. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ Gutmann, Viktor (2 December 2012). Halogen Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-323-14847-4. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ Abstracts of Declassified Documents. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Technical Information Division, Oak Ridge Directed Operations. 1947. p. 636. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ Cook, Oscar (1948). The Electrodeposition of Plutonium. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
^ Clark, David L.; Hecker, Siegfried S.; Jarvinen, Gordon D.; Neu, Mary P. (2011). "Plutonium". The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (PDF). doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0211-0_7. ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0.

[1] Morss, L. R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (31 December 2007). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed., Volumes 1-5). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1101. ISBN 978-1-4020-3598-2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[2] Steindler, Martin J. (1963). Laboratory Investigations in Support of Fluid Bed Fluoride Volatility Processes: The properties of plutonium hexafluoride. Argonne National Laboratory. p. 25. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[3] Gutmann, Viktor (2 December 2012). Halogen Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-323-14847-4. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[4] Abstracts of Declassified Documents. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Technical Information Division, Oak Ridge Directed Operations. 1947. p. 636. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[5] Cook, Oscar (1948). The Electrodeposition of Plutonium. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[PuBook-6] Clark, David L.; Hecker, Siegfried S.; Jarvinen, Gordon D.; Neu, Mary P. (2011). "Plutonium". The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (PDF). doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0211-0_7. ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0.

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