Chemical compound
Xenon tetrafluoride
XeF4 crystals. 1962.
Names
IUPAC name
Xenon tetrafluoride
Identifiers
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.033.858
UNII
InChI=1S/F4Xe/c1-5(2,3)4
Y Key: RPSSQXXJRBEGEE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Y InChI=1/F4Xe/c1-5(2,3)4
Key: RPSSQXXJRBEGEE-UHFFFAOYAW
Properties
XeF4
Molar mass
207.2836 g mol−1
Appearance
White solid
Density
4.040 g cm−3 , solid
Melting point
117 °C (243 °F; 390 K) sublimes[ 1]
Reacts
Structure
D4h
square planar
0 D
Thermochemistry
146 J·mol−1 ·K−1 [ 2]
−251 kJ·mol−1 [ 2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
Xenon tetrafluoride is a chemical compound with chemical formula XeF4 . It was the first discovered binary compound of a noble gas .[ 3] It is produced by the chemical reaction of xenon with fluorine :[ 4] [ 5]
Xe + 2 F2 → XeF4
This reaction is exothermic , releasing an energy of 251 kJ /mol.[ 3]
Xenon tetrafluoride is a colorless crystalline solid that sublimes at 117 °C. Its structure was determined by both NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography in 1963.[ 6] [ 7] The structure is square planar , as has been confirmed by neutron diffraction studies.[ 8] According to VSEPR theory , in addition to four fluoride ligands, the xenon center has two lone pairs of electrons. These lone pairs are mutually trans .
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^ Brown, Thomas H.; Whipple, E. B.; Verdier, Peter H. (1963). "Xenon Tetrafluoride: Fluorine-19 High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Spectrum". Science . 140 (3563): 178. Bibcode :1963Sci...140..178B . doi :10.1126/science.140.3563.178 . PMID 17819836 . S2CID 35981023 .
^ Ibers, James A.; Hamilton, Walter C. (1963). "Xenon Tetrafluoride: Crystal Structure". Science . 139 (3550): 106– 107. Bibcode :1963Sci...139..106I . doi :10.1126/science.139.3550.106 . PMID 17798707 . S2CID 42119788 .
^ Burns, John H.; Agron, P. A.; Levy, Henri A (1963). "Xenon Tetrafluoride Molecule and Its Thermal Motion: A Neutron Diffraction Study". Science . 139 (3560): 1208– 1209. Bibcode :1963Sci...139.1208B . doi :10.1126/science.139.3560.1208 . PMID 17757912 . S2CID 35858682 .