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Thionyl fluoride

Thionyl fluoride
Names IUPAC name
Thionyl fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpiderECHA InfoCard100.029.088EC Number
  • 231-997-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/F2OS/c1-4(2)3
    Key: LSJNBGSOIVSBBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/F2OS/c1-4(2)3
    Key: LSJNBGSOIVSBBR-UHFFFAOYAL
  • FS(F)=O
Properties SOF2Molar mass86.06 g·mol Appearance colorless gas Melting point−110.5 °C (−166.9 °F; 162.7 K) Boiling point−43.8 °C (−46.8 °F; 229.3 K) hydrolysis Solubilitysoluble in ethanol, ether, benzene Vapor pressure75.7 kPa (-50 °C) Structure trigonal pyramidal Thermochemistry 278.6 J/(mol·K) −715 kJ/mol 56.8 J/mol Hazards GHS labelling: DangerH300, H310, H314, H330P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P350, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P320, P321, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501Related compounds
Related oxohalides
Thionyl chloride
Thionyl bromide
Related compounds
Thiothionyl fluoride
Nitrosyl fluoride
Carbonyl fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Thionyl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formulaSOF2. This colourless gas is mainly of theoretical interest, but it is a product of the degradation of sulfur hexafluoride, an insulator in electrical equipment. The molecule adopts a distorted pyramidal structure, with Cssymmetry. The S-O and S-F distances are 1.42 and 1.58 Å, respectively. The O-S-F and F-S-F angles are 106.2 and 92.2°, respectively.