Ammonium hexafluororhenate is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula (NH4)2ReF6.[1]

Synthesis

The compound is produced from the corresponding potassium salt by ion-exchange procedure.[2]

Physical properties

Ammonium hexafluororhenate forms crystals of the hexagonal system, space group P3m1.[3] It is soluble in water.[4]

When heated, the compound decomposes to the black nitride fluoride, ReNF.[5]

References

  1. Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1963). Crystal Data; Determinative Tables. American Crystallographic Association. p. 1155. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  2. Some Fluorine Compounds of Rhenium and Technetium. Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1973). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds. National Bureau of Standards. p. H-62. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. Kemmitt, R. D. W.; Peacock, R. D. (6 June 2016). The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 970. ISBN 978-1-4831-3806-0. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. Kemmitt, R. D. W.; Peacock, R. D. (6 June 2016). The Chemistry of Manganese, Technetium and Rhenium: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 971. ISBN 978-1-4831-3806-0. Retrieved 16 September 2024.