Titanium(III) fluoride is the
inorganic compound
An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bondsthat is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as ''inorganic chemistry''.
Inorgan ...
with the formula
Ti F3. A violet, paramagnetic solid, it is one of two titanium fluorides, the other being
titanium tetrafluoride.
It adopts a defect
perovskite-like structure such that each Ti center has
octahedral coordination geometry, and each fluoride ligand is doubly
bridging.
Titanium(III) fluoride can be prepared by dissolution of titanium metal in
hydrogen fluoride
Hydrogen fluoride (fluorane) is an Inorganic chemistry, inorganic compound with chemical formula . It is a very poisonous, colorless gas or liquid that dissolves in water to yield hydrofluoric acid. It is the principal industrial source of fluori ...
. In air, it slowly oxidizes to titanium(IV).
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References
Fluorides
Titanium(III) compounds
Titanium halides
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