Iridium trifluoride is a binary chemical compound of
iridium
Iridium is a chemical element; it has the symbol Ir and atomic number 77. This very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group, is considered the second-densest naturally occurring metal (after osmium) with a density ...
and
fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at Standard temperature and pressure, standard conditions as pale yellow Diatomic molecule, diatomic gas. Fluorine is extre ...
with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
Reduction of
iridium hexafluoride by metallic iridium:
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Decomposition of
iridium tetrafluoride by heating at 430–450 °C:
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Physical properties
Iridium(III) fluoride forms black hexagonal crystals. It is insoluble in water.
References
Iridium compounds
Fluorides
Platinum group halides
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