Selenium tetrafluoride

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Selenium tetrafluoride

General
Other names
Molecular formula	SeF₄
Molar mass	220.77 g/mol
Appearance	white-yellow cubic crystals
CAS number	[10026-03-6]
Properties
Density and phase	2.6 g/cm³, solid
Solubility	decomposes in water insoluble in liquid bromine decomposes in dry ammonia
Melting point	205°C, sublimes
Boiling point	288°C, decomposes
Hazards
EU classification	not listed
NFPA 704
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Selenium tetrafluoride (Se F₄) is a chemical compound.

Selenium tetrafluoride was first synthesized by the reaction of selenium with fluorine by Lebeau. in 1907.^[1]

Se + 2 F₂ → SeF₄

[edit] References

^ P. Lebeau (1907). "Action of Fluorine on Selenium Tetrafluoride of Selenium". Comptes Rendus Acad. Sci., Paris 144: 1042.

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R. D. Peacock (1953). "Some properties of selenium tetrafluoride". Journal of the Chemical Society: 3617. DOI:10.1039/JR9530003617.
H. J. M. Bowen (1953). "Structure of Selenium Tetrafluoride". Nature (journal) 172 (4369): 131-172. DOI:10.1038/172171a0.
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V. C. Ewing, L. E. Sutton (1963). "Investigation by electron diffraction of the molecular structures of sulphur hexafluoride, sulphur tetrafluoride, selenium hexafluoride and selenium tetrafluoride". Transactions of the Faraday Society 59: 1241. DOI:10.1039/TF9635901241.