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Neptunium(V) fluoride

Neptunium(V) fluoride or neptunium pentafluoride is a chemical compound of neptunium and fluorine with the formula NpF<sub>5</sub>.

Synthesis

Neptunium(V) fluoride can be prepared by reacting neptunium(VI) fluoride with iodine:

From the equation above, iodine pentafluoride is a byproduct.

Properties

Neptunium(V) fluoride thermally decomposes at 318&nbsp;°C to produce neptunium(IV) fluoride and neptunium(VI) fluoride. Contrary to uranium(V) fluoride, neptunium(V) fluoride does not react with boron trichloride, but it reacts with lithium fluoride in anhydrous HF to produce LiNpF<sub>6</sub>.

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