Chemistry:Yttrium(III) fluoride

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Yttrium(III) fluoride
Yttrium(III) fluoride
Names
Other names
yttrium trifluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 237-257-5
UNII
Properties
YF3
Molar mass 145.90 g mol−1
Appearance white powder
Density 4.01 g cm−3
Melting point 1,387 °C (2,529 °F; 1,660 K)
Boiling point 2,230 °C (4,050 °F; 2,500 K)
insoluble
Solubility in acid soluble
1.51 (500 nm)
Structure
Orthorhombic, oP16, SpaceGroup = Pnma, No. 62
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H302, H312, H315, H319, H332, H335
P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+312, P302+352, P304+312, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P322, P330, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P363, P403+233, P405, P501
Flash point Non-flammable
Related compounds
Other anions
Yttrium(III) chloride
Yttrium(III) bromide
Yttrium(III) iodide
Other cations
Scandium(III) fluoride
Lutetium(III) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Yttrium(III) fluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula YF3. It is not known naturally in 'pure' form. The fluoride minerals containing essential yttrium include tveitite-(Y) (Y,Na)6Ca6Ca6F42 and gagarinite-(Y) NaCaY(F,Cl)6. Sometimes mineral fluorite contains admixtures of yttrium.[1][2]

Synthesis

YF3 can be produced by reacting fluorine with yttria or yttrium hydroxide with hydrofluoric acid.[3]

Y(OH)3 + 3HF → YF3 + 3H2O

Properties

Yttrium(III) fluoride has a refractive index of 1.51 at 500 nm[4] and is transparent in the range from 193 nm to 14,000 nm (i.e. from the UV to IR range).

Pure yttrium can be obtained from yttrium(III) fluoride by reduction with calcium.

Yttrium(III) fluoride crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system, with space group Pnma (space group no. 62), with the lattice parameters a = 6.3537 Å, b = 6.8545 Å, c = 4.3953 Å.[5] Yttrium is nine times coordinated by fluorine atoms.

Occurrence and uses

It occurs as the mineral waimirite-(Y).[6]

Yttrium(III) fluoride can be used for the production of metallic yttrium,[7] thin films, glasses[8] and ceramics.

Hazards

Conditions/substances to avoid are: acids, active metals and moisture.

References