plutonium pentafluoride
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| OtherNames = plutonium(V) fluoride
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| CASNo = 31479-19-3
| PubChem = 141636
| ChemSpiderID = 124961
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| DTXSID = 30185379
| SMILES = F[Pu](F)(F)(F)F
| StdInChI = 1S/5FH.Pu/h5*1H;/q;;;;;+5/p-5
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Pu=1|F=5
| Appearance = white solid
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| CrystalStruct = tetragonal
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| OtherCompounds = Uranium pentafluoride
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Plutonium pentafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of plutonium and fluorine with the chemical formula {{chem2|PuF5}}.{{cite web |title=Plutonium pentafluoride |url=https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/inchi?ID=C31479193&Mask=20 |publisher=NIST |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Morss |first1=L. R. |last2=Edelstein |first2=Norman M. |last3=Fuger |first3=Jean |title=The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements (3rd ed., Volumes 1-5) |date=31 December 2007 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4020-3598-2 |page=1079 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KyHyM0ObXrAC&dq=Plutonium+pentafluoride&pg=RA1-SL9-PA21 |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Meyer |first1=G. |last2=Morss |first2=L. R. |title=Synthesis of Lanthanide and Actinide Compounds |date=6 December 2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-94-011-3758-4 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z0jvCAAAQBAJ&dq=Plutonium+pentafluoride&pg=PA80 |access-date=6 April 2023 |language=en}}
Synthesis
Photodissociation of gaseous plutonium hexafluoride to plutonium pentafluoride and fluorine.{{cite web |title=US4670239A Photochemical preparation of plutonium pentafluoride |url=https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/025338172/publication/US4670239A?q=pn%3DUS4670239A |publisher=worldwide.espacenet.com |access-date=6 April 2023}}
Physical properties
Hazards
Plutonium pentafluoride is toxic and radioactive.{{cite web |title=Plutonium pentafluoride |url=https://haz-map.com/Agents/21501 |publisher=haz-map.com |access-date=6 April 2023}}
References
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