Teflic acid
| |||
| Names | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IUPAC name
Pentafluoroorthotelluric acid | |||
| Other names
Teflic acid | |||
| Identifiers | |||
| ChemSpider | 10331773  | ||
| Jmol interactive 3D | Image | ||
| |||
| |||
| 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 otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
verify (what is  ?) | |||
| Infobox references | |||
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 2 Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- R.B. King; Inorganic Chemistry of Main Group Elements, VCH Publishers, New York,1994.