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Thulium(III) fluoride

Thullium(III) fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula TmF<sub>3</sub>.

Production

It can be produced by reacting thulium(III) sulfide and hydrofluoric acid, followed by thermal decomposition:

3 Tm<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> + 20 HF + (2 + 2x)H<sub>2</sub>O → 2 (H<sub>3</sub>O)Tm<sub>3</sub>F<sub>10</sub>·xH<sub>2</sub>O↓ + 9 H<sub>2</sub>S↑ (x=1.7)
(H<sub>3</sub>O)Tm<sub>3</sub>F<sub>10</sub> → 3 TmF<sub>3</sub> + HF↑ + H<sub>2</sub>O↑

Thulium(III) oxide reacts with fluorinating agents such as hydrogen fluoride, nitrogen trifluoride xenon difluoride to create thullium(III) fluoride as well, although the reaction with nitrogen trifluoride is incomplete and produces a mixture of TmOF and TmF<sub>3</sub>.

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