A tetrafluoride is a
chemical compound with four fluorines in its formula.
List of tetrafluorides
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Argon tetrafluoride, (hypothetical)
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Berkelium tetrafluoride
Berkelium tetrafluoride is a binary inorganic compound of berkelium and fluorine with the chemical formula .
Synthesis
Berkelium tetrafluoride may be formed by the fluorination of berkelium trioxide, dioxide, or trifluoride with elemental fluori ...
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Carbon tetrafluoride (tetrafluoromethane)
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Diboron tetrafluoride, a colorless gas
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Dinitrogen tetrafluoride
Tetrafluorohydrazine or perfluorohydrazine, , is a colourless, reactive inorganic gas. It is a fluorinated analog of hydrazine. It is a highly hazardous chemical that explodes in the presence of organic materials.
Tetrafluorohydrazine is manufac ...
(Tetrafluorohydrazine)
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Germanium tetrafluoride
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Hafnium tetrafluoride
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Iridium tetrafluoride
Iridium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound of iridium and fluorine
Fluorine is a chemical element with the symbol F and atomic number 9. It is the lightest halogen and exists at standard conditions as a highly toxic, pale yellow diatomic gas. ...
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Krypton tetrafluoride, (predicted)
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Lead tetrafluoride
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Manganese tetrafluoride
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Mercury tetrafluoride
Mercury(IV) fluoride, HgF4, is the first mercury compound to be reported with mercury in the +4 oxidation state. Mercury, like the other group 12 elements (cadmium and zinc), has an s2d10 electron configuration and generally only forms bond ...
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Molybdenum tetrafluoride
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Niobium tetrafluoride
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Oganesson tetrafluoride (predicted)
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Oxygen tetrafluoride, (hypothetical)
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Palladium tetrafluoride
Palladium(IV) fluoride, also known as palladium tetrafluoride, is the chemical compound of palladium and fluorine with the chemical formula PdF4. The palladium atoms in PdF4 are in the +4 oxidation state.
Synthesis
Palladium tetrafluoride has bee ...
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Platinum tetrafluoride
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Plutonium tetrafluoride
Plutonium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula (PuF4). It is a brown solid but can appear a variety of colors depending on the grain size, purity, moisture content, lighting, and presence of contaminants. Its primary use in the Uni ...
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Polonium tetrafluoride
Polonium is a chemical element with the symbol Po and atomic number 84. Polonium is a chalcogen. A rare and highly radioactive metal with no stable isotopes, polonium is chemically similar to selenium and tellurium, though its metallic charact ...
decomposes via radiolysis.
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Protactinium tetrafluoride
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Selenium tetrafluoride
Selenium tetrafluoride ( Se F4) is an inorganic compound. It is a colourless liquid that reacts readily with water. It can be used as a fluorinating reagent in organic syntheses (fluorination of alcohols, carboxylic acids or carbonyl compounds) an ...
, , a liquid at standard conditions
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Silicon tetrafluoride
Silicon tetrafluoride or tetrafluorosilane is a chemical compound with the formula Si F4. This colorless gas is notable for having a narrow liquid range: its boiling point is only 4 °C above its melting point. It was first prepared in 1771 ...
, or Tetrafluorosilane
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Sulfur tetrafluoride
Sulfur tetrafluoride is the chemical compound with the formula S F4. It is a colorless corrosive gas that releases dangerous HF upon exposure to water or moisture. Despite these unwelcome characteristics, this compound is a useful reagent for ...
, , a gas at standard conditions
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Tellurium tetrafluoride, , a stable, white, hygroscopic crystalline solid
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Thionyl tetrafluoride
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Thorium tetrafluoride
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Tin tetrafluoride
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Titanium tetrafluoride
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Uranium tetrafluoride
Uranium tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula UF4. It is a green solid with an insignificant vapor pressure and low solubility in water. Uranium in its tetravalent ( uranous) state is important in various technological proces ...
, , a green crystalline solid
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Vanadium tetrafluoride
Vanadium(IV) fluoride ( V F4) is an inorganic compound of vanadium and fluorine. It is paramagnetic yellow-brown solid that is very hygroscopic. Unlike the corresponding vanadium tetrachloride, the tetrafluoride is not volatile because it adopts ...
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Xenon tetrafluoride
Xenon tetrafluoride is a chemical compound with chemical formula . It was the first discovered binary compound of a noble gas. It is produced by the chemical reaction of xenon with fluorine:
: Xe + 2 →
This reaction is exothermic, re ...
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Zirconium tetrafluoride
Ions
Some atoms can form a complex ion with four fluorine atoms which may form compounds containing the term tetrafluoride. Examples include
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Tetrafluoroaluminate,
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Tetrafluoroberyllate,
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Tetrafluoroborate
Tetrafluoroborate is the anion . This tetrahedral species is isoelectronic with tetrafluoroberyllate (), tetrafluoromethane (CF4), and tetrafluoroammonium () and is valence isoelectronic with many stable and important species including the perch ...
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Tetrafluoromagnesate,
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Tetrafluoroammonium,
See also
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Fluorination by sulfur tetrafluoride produces organofluorine compounds from oxidized organic compounds, including alcohols, carbonyl compounds, alkyl halides, and others
References
Fluorides
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