Sulfuryl chloride fluoride
Encyclopedia
Sulfuryl chloride fluoride is the chemical compound
with the formula SO2ClF. It is employed as a solvent for highly oxidizing compounds.
The laboratory-scale synthesis begins with the preparation of potassium fluorosulfite:
This salt is then chlorinated to give sulfuryl chloride fluoride
Further heating (180 °C) of potassium fluorosulfite with the sulfuryl chloride fluoride gives sulfuryl fluoride
.
Alternatively, sulfuryl chloride fluoride can be prepared without using gases as starting materials by treating sulfuryl chloride
with ammonium fluoride
or potassium fluoride
in trifluoroacetic acid
.
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
with the formula SO2ClF. It is employed as a solvent for highly oxidizing compounds.
The laboratory-scale synthesis begins with the preparation of potassium fluorosulfite:
- SO2 + KF → KSO2F
This salt is then chlorinated to give sulfuryl chloride fluoride
- KSO2F + Cl2 → SO2ClF + KCl
Further heating (180 °C) of potassium fluorosulfite with the sulfuryl chloride fluoride gives sulfuryl fluoride
Sulfuryl fluoride
Sulfuryl fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula SO2F2. This easily condensed gas has properties more similar to sulfur hexafluoride than sulfuryl chloride, being resistant to hydrolysis even up to 150 °C...
.
Alternatively, sulfuryl chloride fluoride can be prepared without using gases as starting materials by treating sulfuryl chloride
Sulfuryl chloride
Sulfuryl chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula SO2Cl2. At room temperature, it is a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. Sulfuryl chloride is not found in nature, as can be inferred from its rapid hydrolysis....
with ammonium fluoride
Ammonium fluoride
Ammonium fluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula NH4F. It crystallizes as small colourless prisms, having a sharp saline taste, and is exceedingly soluble in water.-Crystal structure:...
or potassium fluoride
Potassium fluoride
Potassium fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula KF. After hydrogen fluoride, KF is the primary source of the fluoride ion for applications in manufacturing and in chemistry. It is an alkali metal halide and occurs naturally as the rare mineral carobbiite...
in trifluoroacetic acid
Trifluoroacetic acid
Trifluoroacetic acid is the simplest stable perfluorinated carboxylic acid chemical compound, with the formula CF3CO2H. It is a strong carboxylic acid due to the influence of the electronegative trifluoromethyl group. TFA is almost 100,000-fold more acidic than acetic acid...
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- SO2Cl2 + NH4F → SO2ClF + NH4Cl