Aluminium monofluoride

Aluminium monofluoride
IUPAC name Aluminium monofluoride
Identifiers
CAS number	13595-82-9
ChemSpider	2039 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:49464 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES [Al+3].[F-] F[Al](F)F
InChI InChI=1S/Al.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 Y Key: KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y InChI=1/Al.FH/h;1H/q+3;/p-1 Key: RSCDSAGMXGBEFR-REWHXWOFAJ InChI=1/Al.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 Key: KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-DFZHHIFOAC
Properties
Molecular formula	AlF
Molar mass	45.98 g/mol
Related compounds
Other anions	aluminium monochloride
Other cations	lithium fluoride, sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride
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Infobox references

Aluminium monofluoride is the chemical substance with the formula AlF. This elusive species is formed by the reaction between aluminium trifluoride and metallic aluminium at elevated temperatures but quickly reverts back to the reactants when cooled.^[1] Clusters of derived from related aluminium(I) halides can be stabilized using specialized ligands.^[2]

This molecule has been detected in the interstellar medium, where molecules are so dilute that intermolecular collisions are unimportant.^[3]

References

1. ^ Dyke, C.Kirby; Morris, B.W.J.Gravenor (1984). "A study of aluminium monofluoride and aluminium trifluoride by high-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy". Chemical Physics 88 (2): 289. Bibcode 1984CP.....88..289D. doi:10.1016/0301-0104(84)85286-6. 
2. ^ Dohmeier, C.; Loos, D.; Schnöckel, H. (1996). "Aluminum(I) and Gallium(I) Compounds: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 35 (2): 129–149. doi:10.1002/anie.199601291. 
3. ^ L. M. Ziurys, A. J. Apponi, T. G. Phillips (1994). "Exotic fluoride molecules in IRC +10216: Confirmation of AlF and searches for MgF and CaF". Astrophysical Journal 433 (2): 729–732. Bibcode 1994ApJ...433..729Z. doi:10.1086/174682. 

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