9858. Uranium Tetrafluoride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 10049-14-6
F4U; mol wt 314.02.
F 24.20%, U 75.80%.
UF4.

Description and references

Prepd from uranyl oxide and dichlorodifluoromethane: Booth et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 68, 1969 (1946); also prepd by the action of hydrogen fluoride on uranium dioxide or by addition of hydrofluoric acid to a U(IV) soln: Emeléus in Fluorine Chemistry vol. I, J. H. Simons, Ed. (Academic Press, New York, 1950) p 59.

Properties

Monoclinic green crystals, mp >1100°. Changes to U3O8 when heated in air. Insol in water. Sol in concd acids and alkalies with decompn.

Derivative

Hemipentahydrate.

Properties

Orthorhombic green crystals, insol in water.