Nomenclature
CAS number: 7783-59-7
Plumbic fluoride.
F
4Pb; mol wt 283.19.
F 26.83%, Pb 73.17%.
PbF
4.
Description and references
Prepd by passing fluorine diluted with CO2 or N2 over PbF2 at 300°: v. Wartenberg, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 244, 339
(1940). Review: Kemmitt, Sharp, Adv. Fluorine Chem. 4, 187 (1965).
Properties
White, tetragonal crystals, d 6.7. mp ≈600°. Readily hydrolyzes and turns brown (forms PbO2) in the presence of moisture.Use
Has been proposed as a fluorinating agent for hydrocarbons.