Antimony(III) fluoride is used as a reagent in inorganic and organofluorine chemistry. It acts as a fluorination reagent and electroplating agent. Further, it is used in the preparation of dye, pottery, porcelains, ceramic enamels and glazes. It is utilized in the preparation of freon.
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Applications
Antimony(III) fluoride is used as a reagent in inorganic and organofluorine chemistry. It acts as a fluorination reagent and electroplating agent. Further, it is used in the preparation of dye, pottery, porcelains, ceramic enamels and glazes. It is utilized in the preparation of freon.
Solubility
Soluble in water, methanol and acetone. Insoluble in ammonia.
Notes
Moisture sensitive. It is incompatible with acids, perchloric acid, water and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Braunschweig, H.; Dewhurst, R. D.; Hupp, F.; Wolf, J. Unprecedented Oxidative Addition and Metal-Only Lewis Pair Chemistry of Antimony Trihalides. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21 (5), 1860-1862.
- Zemnukhova, L. A.; Udovenko, A. A.; Makarenko, N. V.; Fedorishcheva, G. A.; Polyantsev, M. M.; Kavun, V. Y. Synthesis, crystal structure, and properties of pentadecafluorotetraantimonate(III) CsRb2Sb4F15. J. Fluorine Chem. 2015, 178, 131-135.