Plutonyl fluoride is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula PuO2F2. It was initially isolated by Alenchikova et al. in 1961.[1]

Synthesis

Plutonyl fluoride can be obtained by slowly hydrolysing PuF6.[2][3]

PuF6 (g) + 2 H2O (g) → PuO2F2 (s) + 4 HF (g)

Physical properties

Plutonyl fluoride is soluble in water; the solutions have a pink-to-rose color.[4][5]

Chemical properties

In hydrofluoric acid solution, PuO2F2 forms a hydrate, PuO2F2·H2O, and a solid incorporating HF, PuO2F2·HF·4H2O.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Morss, L. R.; Edelstein, Norman M.; Fuger, Jean (31 December 2007). The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed., Volumes 1-5). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 1101. ISBN 978-1-4020-3598-2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Steindler, Martin J. (1963). Laboratory Investigations in Support of Fluid Bed Fluoride Volatility Processes: The properties of plutonium hexafluoride. Argonne National Laboratory. p. 25. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Gutmann, Viktor (2 December 2012). Halogen Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-323-14847-4. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Abstracts of Declassified Documents. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission Technical Information Division, Oak Ridge Directed Operations. 1947. p. 636. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  5. ↑ Cook, Oscar (1948). The Electrodeposition of Plutonium. Atomic Energy Commission. p. 2. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Clark, David L.; Hecker, Siegfried S.; Jarvinen, Gordon D.; Neu, Mary P. (2011). "Plutonium". The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (PDF). doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0211-0_7. ISBN 978-94-007-0211-0.
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