Thorium trifluoride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula ThF3.[1][2][3][4]

Thorium trifluoride
Names
Other names
Thorium(III) fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/3FH.Th/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: NFUSRTKFVSVVEC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • F[Th](F)F
Properties
F3Th
Molar mass 289.0329 g·mol−1
Appearance crystals
reacts with water
Related compounds
Related compounds
Americium trifluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Synthesis

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Reaction of thorium metal with thorium tetrafluoride:[5][6]

Th + 3ThF4 → 4ThF3

References

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  1. ^ "WebElements Periodic Table » Thorium » thorium trifluoride". webelements.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Thorium trifluoride". NIST. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hawkins, Donald T. (6 December 2012). Binary Fluorides: Free Molecular Structures and Force Fields A Bibliography (1957–1975). Springer Science & Business Media. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-4684-6147-3. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ Haupt, Axel (22 March 2021). Organic and Inorganic Fluorine Chemistry: Methods and Applications. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 169. ISBN 978-3-11-065933-7. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ Warf, J. C. (1949). Attempted Preparation of a Trivalent Thorium Compound: Problem Assignment No. 121. U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Technical Information Branch. p. 4. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ Bibliography of Technical Reports. U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Technical Services. 1950. p. 37. Retrieved 4 April 2024.