Diphosphorus tetrafluoride

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Diphosphorus tetrafluoride is a gaseous compound of phosphorus and fluorine with formula P2F4. Two fluorine atoms are connected to each phosphorus atom, and there is a bond between the two phosphorus atoms. Phosphorus can be considered to have oxidation state +2, as indicated by the name phosphorus difluoride.[1]

Diphosphorus tetrafluoride
Names
IUPAC name
difluorophosphanyl(difluoro)phosphane
Other names
tetrafluorodiphosphine; phosphorus difluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/F4P2/c1-5(2)6(3)4
    Key: PCIAPVMJDQUHAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • FP(F)P(F)F
Properties
F4P2
Molar mass 137.941136648 g·mol−1
Melting point −86.5 °C (−123.7 °F; 186.7 K)
Boiling point −6.2 °C (20.8 °F; 266.9 K)
Related compounds
Other anions
Diphosphorus tetrachloride
Diphosphorus tetrabromide
Diphosphorus tetraiodide
Other cations
dinitrogen tetrafluoride
diarsenic tetrafluoride
Related Binary Phosphorus halides
phosphorus trifluoride
phosphorus pentafluoride
Related compounds
diphosphane
diphosphines
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Production

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Diphosphorus tetrafluoride was discovered in 1966 by Max Lustig, John K. Ruff and Charles B. Colburn at the Redstone Research Laboratories. The initial synthesis reacted phosphorus iododifluoride with mercury at room temperature.[2]

2 PF2I + 2 Hg → P2F4 + Hg2I2

Properties

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The P−P bond in diphosphorus tetrafluoride is much stronger than the corresponding N−N bond in dinitrogen tetrafluoride which easily breaks into nitrogen difluoride.[2]

The infrared spectrum has absorption at 842 cm−1, 830 cm−1, 820 cm−1, and weaker at 408 cm−1 and 356 cm−1.[2]

The molecule has C2h symmetry.[3]

Reactions

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Under ultraviolet light diphosphorus tetrafluoride reacts with alkynes connected to trifluoromethyl groups to add difluorophosphino (-PF2) groups on each side of a double bond. Other kinds of alkynes produced polymers with this treatment.[4] With alkenes, similarly bis(difluorophosphino) is added across the double bond.[5]

Diphosphorus tetrafluoride reacts with diborane to yield another gas P2F4•BH3 which does not condense above −85°C. This decomposes to yet another gas PF3•BH3 and a polymer with formula PF.[6]

Diphosphorus tetrafluoride reacts with oxygen or water to yield diphosphorus tetrafluoride oxide, which has one oxygen atom inserted between the two phosphorus atoms:[2][7]

2 P2F4 + H2O → 2 PHF2 + F2POPF2

The latter compound is a gas with boiling point around −18 °C.

References

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  1. ^ Toy, Arthur D. F. (2016). The Chemistry of Phosphorus: Pergamon Texts in Inorganic Chemistry. Elsevier. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-4831-3959-3.
  2. ^ a b c d Lustig, Max; Ruff, John K.; Colburn, Charles B. (August 1966). "Diphosphorus Tetrafluoride and Diphosphorus Oxytetrafluoride". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88 (16): 3875. doi:10.1021/ja00968a046.
  3. ^ Rhee, Kee H.; Snider, A.Monroe; Miller, Foil A. (June 1973). "Infrared and Raman spectra and structure of P2F4". Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy. 29 (6): 1029–1035. Bibcode:1973AcSpA..29.1029R. doi:10.1016/0584-8539(73)80142-4.
  4. ^ Morse, J.G.; Mielcarek, J.J. (July 1988). "Photoreactions of tetrafluorodiphosphine with alkynes". Journal of Fluorine Chemistry. 40 (1): 41–49. doi:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)81060-X.
  5. ^ Morse, Joseph G.; Morse, Karen W. (March 1975). "Photoreactions of tetrafluorodiphosphine with nonsubstituted olefins and perfluoroolefins". Inorganic Chemistry. 14 (3): 565–569. doi:10.1021/ic50145a024.
  6. ^ Morse, Karen W.; Parry, Robert W. (January 1967). "The Basic Properties of Tetrafluorodiphosphine. The Synthesis of Tetrafluorodiphosphine Borane". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89 (1): 172–173. doi:10.1021/ja00977a049.
  7. ^ Rudolph, R. W.; Taylor, R. C.; Parry, R. W. (August 1966). "Fluorophosphine Ligands. III. Syntheses Involving PF I. The Preparation and Characterization of μ-Oxo-bisdifluorophosphine, Cyanodifluorophosphine, and Tetrafluorodiphosphine". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88 (16): 3729–3734. doi:10.1021/ja00968a010. PMID 5916370.