Aluminium fluoride

Aluminium fluoride
Anhydrous AlF3
Names
Other names
Aluminium(III) fluoride
Aluminum trifluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.137
RTECS number
  • BD0725000
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • InChI=1S/Al.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 Y
    Key: KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-UHFFFAOYSA-K Y
  • InChI=1/Al.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-DFZHHIFOAC
SMILES
  • monomer: F[Al](F)F
  • crystal form: F[Al](F[Al]0(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]1(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]2(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]3(F)(F)(F)F)F[Al](F[Al](F[Al]4(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]5(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]6(F)(F)(F)F)(F0)F)(F[Al](F[Al]7(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]8(F)(F)(F)F)(F1)(F4)F)(F[Al](F[Al]9(F)(F)(F)F)(F[Al]0(F)(F)(F)F)(F5)(F7)F)(F[Al](F[Al]1(F)(F)(F)F)(F2)(F8)(F9)F)F[Al](F3)(F6)(F0)(F1)F
Properties
AlF3
Molar mass
  • 83.977 g/mol (anhydrous)
  • 101.992 g/mol (monohydrate)
  • 138.023 (trihydrate)
[1]
Appearance Colorless to white crystalline solid
Odor Odorless
Density
  • 3.10 g/cm3 (anhydrous)
  • 2.17 g/cm3 (monohydrate)
  • 1.914 g/cm3 (trihydrate)
[1]
Melting point 1,290 °C (2,350 °F; 1,560 K)[4] (anhydrous) (sublimes)
  • 5.6 g/L (0 °C)
  • 6.7 g/L (20 °C)
  • 17.2 g/L (100 °C)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
−13.4×10−6 cm3/mol[2]
1.3767 (visible range)[3]
Structure
Rhombohedral, hR24
R3c, No. 167[5]
Lattice constant
a = 0.49254 nm, c = 1.24477 nm
Lattice volume (V)
0.261519
Formula units (Z)
6
Thermochemistry
75.1 J/(mol·K)[6]
Std molar
entropy (S298)
66.5 J/(mol·K)[6]
−1510.4 kJ/mol[6]
−1431.1 kJ/mol[6]
Hazards[7][8][9]
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Danger
Hazard statements
H301, H302, H314, H315, H319, H335, H361, H372
Precautionary statements
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P280, P301+P310, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P312, P321, P330, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
0
0
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none
REL (Recommended)
2 mg/m3
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.
Safety data sheet (SDS) InChem MSDS
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
  • Boron trifluoride
  • Gallium trifluoride
  • Indium trifluoride
  • Thallium trifluoride
Related compounds
  • Scandium(III) fluoride
  • Yttrium(III) fluoride
  • Lutetium(III) fluoride
  • Lanthanum(III) fluoride
  • Cerium(III) fluoride
  • Actinium(III) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Aluminium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the formula AlF3. It forms hydrates AlF3·xH2O. Anhydrous AlF3 and its hydrates are all colorless solids. Anhydrous AlF3 is used in the production of aluminium. Several occur as minerals.

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