Silver(I) fluoride
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| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | [] |
| SMILES | AgF |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | AgF |
| Molar mass | 126.866 g/mol |
| Appearance | yellow-brown solid |
| Density | 5.852 g/cm3, solid |
| Melting point |
435 °C, 708 K, 815 °F |
| Boiling point |
1159 °C, 1432 K, 2118 °F |
| Solubility in water | 1.8 kg/L (20 °C) |
| Structure | |
| Crystal structure | cubic |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references |
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Silver(I) fluoride (AgF), also known as argentous fluoride and silver monofluoride, is a compound of silver and fluorine. It is a ginger-coloured solid, melting point 435 °C[1], which blackens on exposure to moist air. Unlike other silver halides such as silver chloride it is soluble in water to the extent of 1.8 kg/L[1], and it even has some solubility in acetonitrile. AgF is made from silver(I) carbonate and hydrofluoric acid.
Silver(I) fluoride finds most application in organofluorine chemistry for addition of fluoride across multiple bonds. For example, AgF adds to perfluoroalkenes in acetonitrile to give perfluoroalkylsilver(I) derivatives:[2] RFCF=CF2 + AgF → RFCF(CF3)Ag.
Silver also forms a higher fluoride, silver(II) fluoride.
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- Chemistry of the Elements, NN Greenwood & A Earnshaw, Pergamon Press.
- Miller, W. T.; Burnard, R. J., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1968, 90, 7367-7368.
