• Source: Praseodymium(IV) fluoride
    • Praseodymium(IV) fluoride (also praseodymium tetrafluoride) is a binary inorganic compound, a highly oxidised metal salt of praseodymium and fluoride with the chemical formula PrF4.


      Synthesis


      Praseodymium(IV) fluoride can be prepared by the effect of krypton difluoride on praseodymium(IV) oxide:






      P
      r

      O

      2


      +
      2
      K
      r

      F

      2










      P
      r

      F

      4


      +

      O

      2


      +
      2
      K
      r




      {\displaystyle {\mathsf {PrO_{2}+2KrF_{2}\ {\xrightarrow {}}\ PrF_{4}+O_{2}+2Kr}}}


      Praseodymium(IV) fluoride can also be made by the dissolution of sodium hexafluoropraseodymate(IV) in liquid hydrogen fluoride:






      N

      a

      2


      [
      P
      r

      F

      6


      ]
      +
      2
      H
      F








      P
      r

      F

      4



      +
      2
      N
      a
      H

      F

      2






      {\displaystyle {\mathsf {Na_{2}[PrF_{6}]+2HF\ {\xrightarrow {}}\ PrF_{4}\downarrow +2NaHF_{2}}}}



      Properties


      Praseodymium(IV) fluoride forms light yellow crystals. The crystal structure is anticubic and isomorphic to that of uranium tetrafluoride UF4. It decomposes when heated:






      2
      P
      r

      F

      4








      90

      o


      C




      2
      P
      r

      F

      3


      +

      F

      2






      {\displaystyle {\mathsf {2PrF_{4}\ {\xrightarrow {90^{o}C}}\ 2PrF_{3}+F_{2}}}}


      Due to the high normal potential of the tetravalent praseodymium cations (Pr3+ / Pr4+: +3.2 V), praseodymium(IV) fluoride decomposes in water, releasing oxygen, O2.


      See also


      Praseodymium(III) fluoride
      Uranium tetrafluoride


      References

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