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| Preferred IUPAC name Lithium hypofluorite | |
| Other names Lithium fluoride oxide, lithium oxyfluoride | |
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| Properties | |
| LiOF | |
| Molar mass | 41.94 g·mol−1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Lithium hypofluorite is aninorganic compound with thechemical formula ofLiOF. It is a compound oflithium,fluorine, andoxygen.[1][2][3] This is a lithiumsalt ofhypofluorous acid,[4] and contains lithiumcationsLi+ and hypofluoriteanions−OF.[dubious –discuss]
The salt theoretically results from theneutralization ofhypofluorous acid (HOF) andlithium hydroxide (LiOH). It can be formed by the action of fluorine on lithium hydroxide:
The compound is quite unstable, since it contains oxygen in the oxidation state of 0. It, therefore, tends to decompose tolithium fluoride and oxygen gas:
