Diboron tetrafluoride
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| Appearance | Colorless gas |
| Density | 4.3 kg/m3 (gas) |
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| Template:Longitem | 79.1 J/mol K |
| Template:Longitem | 317.3 J/mol K |
| Template:Longitem | −1440.1 kJ/mol |
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Diboron tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula (BF2)2, classed as a tetrahalodiborane. A colorless gas, the compound has a halflife of days at room temperature. It is the most stable of the diboron tetrahalides,[1] and does not appreciably decompose under standard conditions.[2]
Structure and bonding
Diboron tetrafluoride is a planar molecule with a B-B bond distance of 172 pm.[1] Although it is electron-deficient, the unsaturated boron centers are stabilized by pi-bonding with the terminal fluoride ligands. The compound is isoelectronic with oxalate.
Synthesis and reactions
Diboron tetrafluoride can be formed by treating boron monofluoride with boron trifluoride at low temperatures, taking care not to form higher polymers.[3] Alternatively, diboron tetrachloride can be fluorinated with antimony trifluoride.[2]
Addition of diboron tetrafluoride to Vaska's complex was employed to produce an early example of a transition metal boryl complex:[4]
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