13709-61-0

Basic information

• Product Name: xenon tetrafluoride
• Synonyms: Xenon tetrafluoride; xenon(4+) tetrafluoride
• CAS NO: 13709-61-0
• Molecular Formula: F₄Xe
• Molecular Weight: 207.2866
• EINECS: 237-260-1
• Mol File: 13709-61-0.mol
• Article Data: 12

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: xenon tetrafluoride(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: xenon tetrafluoride(13709-61-0)
• EPA Substance Registry System: xenon tetrafluoride(13709-61-0)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 13709-61-0(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Xenon tetrafluoride is a chemical compound composed of one xenon atom and four fluorine atoms, with the chemical formula XeF4. It is a colorless, crystalline solid that is highly reactive and can undergo violent reactions when in contact with water, organic materials, or reducing agents. Xenon tetrafluoride is primarily used as a powerful fluorinating agent in organic synthesis and in the production of other fluorine compounds. It also has applications in the semiconductor industry and as an etchant for silicon and silicon dioxide. Due to its reactivity and potential health hazards, xenon tetrafluoride should be handled with caution and appropriate safety measures.

Upstream product

• 36509-16-7 xenon(II)fluoromanganate(IV) 
• 7790-91-2 chlorine trifluoride 
• 7783-44-0 dioxygen difluoride 
• 13693-09-9 xenon hexafluoride 
• 42246-22-0 technetium(VII) trioxyfluoride ⁽¹⁷⁾O-enriched 
• 13709-36-9 xenon difluoride 
• 7782-41-4 fluorine 
• 13780-64-8 xenon(IV) oxide fluoride 
• 10022-50-1 nitrylfluoride 
• 13774-85-1 xenon oxide tetrafluoride 
• 65014-02-0 Cs[XeO(fluoride)3] 
• 10578-16-2 dinitrogen difluoride 
• 75-71-8 Dichlorodifluoromethane 
• 13536-85-1 fluorosulfuryl hypofluorite 

Downstream Products

• 42508-31-6 XeF₃ 
• 7664-39-3 hydrogen fluoride 
• 13709-36-9 xenon difluoride 
• 13776-58-4 xenon trioxide 
• 13693-09-9 xenon hexafluoride 
• 10060-10-3 cerium tetrafluoride 
• 7783-61-1 silicon tetrafluoride 
• 36781-15-4 terbium tetrafluoride 
• 7783-81-5 uranium hexafluoride 
• 7783-39-3 mercury(II) fluoride 
• 13709-46-1 praseodymium(III) fluoride 
• 260405-66-1 pentafluorophenyldifluoroxenonium(IV) tetrafluoroborate 

Relevant articles and documents

Crystal Structures of Photochemically Prepared (Xe2F11)2(MF6) (M = Sn, Pb) and (XeF5)4(Sn5F24) Containing Six- and Seven-Coordinated Tin(IV)

Single crystals of [Xe2F11]2[SnF6], [Xe2F11]2[PbF6], and [XeF5]4[Sn5F24] were grown from saturated aHF solutions upon crystallizations. The crystal structures of isotypic [Xe2F11]2[SnF6] and [Xe2F11]2[PbF6] consist of [Xe2F11]+ cations and [MF6]2– anions (M = Sn, Pb) that interact by means of fluorine bridge contacts. The single crystal structure determination of [XeF5]4[Sn5F24] reveals that it is built of two-dimensional ([Sn5F24]4–)∞ grids and [XeF5]+ cations located between them. The 2D grids have a wave-like conformation. The ([Sn5F24]4–)∞ layer contains, both, six- and seven-coordinated Sn(IV) interconnected by bridging fluorine atoms. The coordination of Sn(IV) by seven fluorine atoms is unprecedented. Attempts to synthesize and grow single crystals of the [XeF5][MF5] (M = Zr, Hf, Ni, Pd) compounds failed.

Largest perfluorometallate [Ti10F45]5- oligomer and polymeric ([Ti3F13]-)∞ and ([TiF5]-)∞ anions prepared as [XeF5]+ salts

Reactions between XeF2, TiF4 and UV-irradiated elemental F2 in anhydrous HF yielded XeF5TiF5 (XeF6·TiF4), [XeF5]5[Ti10F45] (XeF6·2TiF4), and [XeF5][Ti3F13] (XeF6·3TiF4) upon crystallization. [XeF5]5[Ti10F45] crystallizes in two crystal modifications at low (α-phase, 150 K) and ambient (β-phase, 296 K) temperatures. The crystal structure determination of [XeF5]5[Ti10F45] reveals the largest known discrete decameric [Ti10F45]5- anion built from ten TiF6 octahedra, sharing vertices, in the shape of a double-star. [XeF5]+ cations are completely ordered in the α-phase, while one of three crystallographically unique [XeF5]+ cations is two-fold disordered in the β-phase. The anionic part of [XeF5][Ti3F13] is built from tetrameric Ti4F20 and octameric Ti8F36 units sharing vertices and alternatively linked into ([Ti3F13]-)∞ columns. The charge balance is maintained by [XeF5]+ cations which form secondary Xe?F contacts with fluorine atoms of ([Ti3F13]-)∞ groups. The main structural feature of XeF5TiF5 is an infinite chain of distorted TiF6 octahedra joined by cis vertices.

Infrared spectroscopic observation of the radical XeF3 generated in solid argon

Xenon trifluoride radicals were generated by the solid-state chemical reaction of mobile fluorine atoms with XeF2 molecules isolated in a solid argon matrix. On the basis of spectroscopic and kinetic FTIR measurements and performed quantum chem