Aluminium monofluoride

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Aluminium monofluoride
IUPAC name	Aluminium monofluoride
Molecular formula	AlF
Identifiers
CAS number	[13595-82-9]
PubChem	10507120
InChI	InChI=1/Al.FH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1
Properties
Molar mass	45.98 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Aluminium Monofluoride is a metal halide that is toxic. The molecular formula is AlF. It is formed at elevated temperatures by the reaction between aluminium trifluoride and metallic aluminium, but quickly reverts back to the reactants when cooled.

Astronomers have successfully detected this molecule in interstellar space.^[1]

[edit] References

^ L. M. Ziurys, A. J. Apponi, T. G. Phillips (1994). "Exotic fluoride molecules in IRC +10216: Confirmation of AlF and searches for MgF and CaF". Astrophysical Journal 433 (2): 729-732.

J.M.Dyke, C.Kirby, A.Morris, B.W.J.Gravenor, R.Klein and P.Rosmus (1984) "A study of aluminium monofluoride and aluminium trifluoride by high-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy" Chemical Physics 88: p. 289.