Plutonium tetrafluoride

Plutonium tetrafluoride^[1]

Names
IUPAC name Plutonium(IV) fluoride
Other names Plutonium tetrafluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	13709-56-3
ChemSpider	14074494
PubChem	139558
InChI InChI=1S/4FH.Pu/h4*1H;/q;;;;+3/p-4 Key: OHWOGGZFHLFRES-UHFFFAOYSA-J
Properties
Chemical formula	PuF4
Molar mass	320 g/mol
Appearance	reddish-brown monoclinic crystals
Density	7.1 g/cm^3
Melting point	1,027 °C (1,881 °F; 1,300 K)
Structure
Crystal structure	Monoclinic, mS60
Space group	C12/c1, No. 15
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Plutonium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula (PuF₄). Like all plutonium compounds, is subject to control under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Metallic plutonium is produced by reacting plutonium tetrafluoride with barium, calcium or lithium at 1200 °C:

PuF₄ + 2 Ba → 2 BaF₂ + Pu

PuF₄ + 2 Ca → 2 CaF₂ + Pu

PuF₄ + 4 Li → 4 LiF + Pu

References

1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–76, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2