Nitryl fluoride

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Nitryl fluoride
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Systematic name Nitryl fluoride
Other names xxx, xxx
Molecular formula NO2F
Molar mass 65.0039 g/mol
Density x.xxx g/cm3
Solubility (water) x.xx g/l
Melting point -166 °C
Boiling point -72 °C
CAS number [xx-xx-xx]
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Nitryl fluoride (NO2F) is a colourless gas and strong oxidizing agent, which is used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants and as a fluorinating agent. [1] It is a molecular and not an ionic fluoride, as shown by its low boiling point and also by the short N-F bond length of 135 pm. [2]

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  1. ^ Merck Index, 13th edition (2001), p.1193
  2. ^ F.A.Cotton and G.Wilkinson, Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, 5th edition (1988), Wiley, p.333

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