Rhenium tetrafluoride is a binary
inorganic compound
In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...
of
rhenium and
fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas. As the most electronegative reactive element, it is extremely reacti ...
with the chemical formuls .
Synthesis
Reduction of
rhenium hexafluoride
Rhenium hexafluoride, also rhenium(VI) fluoride, (ReF6) is a compound of rhenium and fluorine and one of the seventeen known binary hexafluorides.
Synthesis
Rhenium hexafluoride is made by combining rhenium heptafluoride with additional rheni ...
with
hydrogen,
rhenium, or
sulfur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a toxic gas responsible for the odor of burnt matches. It is released naturally by volcanic activ ...
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Physical properties
Rhenium tetrafluoride forms blue crystals
of tetragonal structure, cell parameters ''a'' = 1.012 nm, ''c'' = 1.595 nm.
Reacts with water, corrodes glass when heated.
References
Fluorides
Rhenium compounds
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