Selenoyl fluoride, selenoyl difluoride, selenium oxyfluoride, or selenium dioxydifluoride is a

chemical compound A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...

with the formula SeO₂F₂.

Structure

The shape of the molecule is a distorted tetrahedron with the O-Se-O angle being 126.2°, the O-Se-F angle being 108.0° and F-Se-F being 94.1°. The Se-F bond length is 1.685 Å and the selenium to oxygen bond is 1.575 Å long.

Formation

Selenoyl fluoride can be formed by the action of warm fluorosulfonic acid on barium selenate or

selenic acid Selenic acid is the inorganic compound with the formula . It is an oxoacid of selenium, and its structure is more accurately described as . It is a colorless compound. Although it has few uses, its derivative sodium selenate is used in the prod ...

. SeO₃ + SeF₄ can give this gas along with other oxyfluorides.

Reactions

Selenoyl fluoride is more reactive than its analogon

sulfuryl fluoride Sulfuryl fluoride (also spelled ''sulphuryl fluoride'') is an inorganic compound with the formula SO2F2. It is an easily condensed gas and has properties more similar to sulfur hexafluoride than sulfuryl chloride, being resistant to hydrolysis eve ...

. It is easier to hydrolyse and to reduce. It may react violently upon contact with

ammonia Ammonia is an inorganic compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula . A stable binary hydride, and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colourless gas with a distinct pungent smell. Biologically, it is a common nitrogenous wa ...

. Selenoyl fluoride reacting with

xenon difluoride Xenon difluoride is a powerful fluorinating agent with the chemical formula , and one of the most stable xenon compounds. Like most covalent inorganic fluorides it is moisture-sensitive. It decomposes on contact with water vapor, but is otherw ...

gives FXeOSeF₅.

References

{{Selenium compounds Selenium(VI) compounds Oxyfluorides Gases