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Seleninyl fluoride

Seleninyl fluoride is an oxyfluoride of selenium with the chemical formula SeOF<sub>2</sub>.

Preparation

Seleninyl fluoride can be produced by the reaction of selenium oxychloride and potassium fluoride.

2 KF + SeOCl<sub>2</sub> → 2 KCl + SeOF<sub>2</sub>

It can also be produced by the reaction of selenium tetrafluoride with water or selenium dioxide.

SeF<sub>4</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O → SeOF<sub>2</sub> + 2 HF
SeF<sub>4</sub> + SeO<sub>2</sub> → 2 SeOF<sub>2</sub>

The reaction of selenium dioxide and sulfur tetrafluoride also produces seleninyl fluoride.

SeO<sub>2</sub> + SF<sub>4</sub> → SeOF<sub>2</sub> + SOF<sub>2</sub>

Reactions

Seleninyl fluoride reacts with xenon difluoride to form Xe(OSeF<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.

3 XeF<sub>2</sub> + 2 SeOF<sub>2</sub> → Xe(OSeF<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub> + 2 Xe

It reacts with fluorine gas and potassium fluoride to form pentafluoroselenium hypofluorite.

SeOF<sub>2</sub> + KF → K<sup>+</sup>[SeOF<sub>3</sub>]<sup>−</sup> —<sup>F<sub>2</sub></sup>→ K<sup>+</sup>[SeOF<sub>5</sub>]<sup>−</sup> —<sup>F<sub>2</sub></sup>→ KF + SeOF<sub>6</sub>

Uses

Seleninyl fluoride have been used as specialty solvents.

References