Plutonium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula PuOF.[1][2]

Synthesis

Plutonium oxyfluoride may be produced by the reduction of plutonium(IV) fluoride with oxygen admixture:[3]

2PuF4 + 3H2 + O2 → 2PuOF + 6HF

Physical properties

PuOF forms gray crystals of the cubic crystal system[4] with metallic luster, cell parameters a = 0.571 nm, Z = 4, structure type CaF2.

Plutonium oxyfluoride does not dissolve in water.

References

  1. ↑ Lemire, Robert J. (26 August 2001). Chemical Thermodynamics of Neptunium and Plutonium. Elsevier Science. p. 354. ISBN 9780444503794. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Alburger, D. E.; Perlman, I. (December 6, 2012). Kernreaktionen III / Nuclear Reactions III. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 247. ISBN 9783642458781. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Zachariasen, W. H. (1951). "Crystal chemical studies of the 5f-series of elements. XIV. Oxyfluorides, XOF". Acta Crystallographica. 4 (3): 231–236. Bibcode:1951AcCry...4..231Z. doi:10.1107/S0365110X51000787. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Simons, J.H. (December 2, 2012). Fluorine Chemistry V5. Elsevier Science. p. 108. ISBN 9780323147248. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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