Cobalt Trifluoride

Name:
Cobalt Trifluoride
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	cobaltic fluoride
M Formula:	CoF3
Properties:
Light-brown, free-flowing powder. D 3.88 (25C), no odor except hydrogen fluoride odor developed in moist air; stable in sealed containers; reacts readily with moisture in theatmosphere to form a dark, almost black powder; reacts with water to form a black, finely divided precipitate (cobaltic hydroxide). Insoluble in alcohol and benzene. As a fluorinating agent, yieldsone atom of fluorine and reverts to the difluoride. The spent cobalt difluoride may be regenerated with elemental fluorine.
Hazard:
Strong irritant to tissue. TLV: 2.5 mg(F)/m3.
Use:
Fluorination of hydrocarbons.