Teflic acid

Teflic acid
Structural formula
Names
IUPAC name
Pentafluoroorthotelluric acid
Other names
Teflic acid
Identifiers
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Properties
HF5OTe
Molar mass 239.6
Appearance colorless solid
Melting point 39.1 °C (102.4 °F; 312.2 K)
Boiling point 59.7 °C (139.5 °F; 332.8 K)
Hazards
Main hazards corrosive, toxic
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Teflic acid is the chemical compound with the formula HOTeF5. This strong acid is related to orthotelluric acid, Te(OH)6. Teflic acid has octahedral geometry and, Ignoring its bent Te-O-H bond, has point group symmetry C4v.

Preparation

Teflic acid can be prepared from barium tellurate and fluorosulfonic acid:[1]

5HOSO2F + BaO2Te(OH)4 → HOTeF5 + 4 H2SO4 + BaSO4

It is also the first hydrolysis product of tellurium hexafluoride:

TeF6 + H2O → HOTeF5 + HF

Teflates

The conjugate base of teflic acid is called the teflate anion, F5TeO− (not to be confused with triflate). Many teflates are known, examples being B(OTeF5)3 and the acid anhydride O(TeF5)2. Pyrolysis of the boron compound gives the dimer (TeF4O)2[1]

2 B(OTeF5)3 → 2 B(OTeF5)2F + (OTeF4)2

The teflate anion is known to resist oxidation. This property has allowed the preparation several highly unusual species such as the hexateflates M(OTeF5)6− (M = As, Sb, Bi). Xenon forms the cation Xe(OTeF5)+,[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
  2. ↑ Mercier, H. P.A.; Sanders, J. C. P.; Schrobilgen, G. J. "The Hexakis(pentafluorooxotellurato)pnictate(V) Anions, M(OTeF5)6− (M = As, Sb, Bi): A Series of Very Weakly Coordinating Anions" Journal of the American Chemical Society, volume 116, 2921, (1994). doi:10.1021/ja00086a025.

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