Uranium pentafluoride

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Uranium pentafluoride
Uranium pentafluoride
Identifiers
CAS number [10049-14-6]
Properties
Molecular formula UF5
Molar mass 333.02 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Uranium pentafluoride is a coordination polymer which consists of UF5 units linked by bridging fluorides forming linear chains.

The pentafluoride of uranium has been characterised by C.J. Howard, J.C Taylor and A.B. Waugh.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ C. J. Howard, J. C. Taylor and A. B. Waugh (1982). "Crystallographic parameters in α-UF5 and U2F9 by multiphase refinement of high-resolution neutron powder data". Journal of Solid State Chemistry 45: 396–398. doi:10.1016/0022-4596(82)90185-2. 
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