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Aluminium fluoride

Aluminium fluoride (AlF3) is an inorganic compound used primarily in the production of aluminium. This colorless solid can be prepared synthetically but also occurs in nature as minerals rosenbergite and oskarssonite.

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Further Information

Crystal structure

Names

Other names

Aluminium(III) fluoride
Aluminum trifluoride

Identifiers

CAS Number: 7784-18-1

JSmol: Interactive image

ChEBI: CHEBI:49464

ChemSpider: 2039

ECHA InfoCard: 100.029.137

PubChem: 2124

RTECS number: BD0725000

Properties

Chemical formula: AlF

Molar mass: 83.977 g/mol (anhydrous)
101.992 g/mol (monohydrate)
138.023 (trihydrate)

Appearance: white, crystalline solid
odorless

Density: 3.10 g/cm (anhydrous)
2.17 g/cm (monohydrate)
1.914 g/cm (trihydrate)333

Melting point: 1,290 °C (2,350 °F; 1,560 K) (anhydrous) (sublimes)

Solubility in water: 5.6 g/L (0 °C)
6.7 g/L (20 °C)
17.2 g/L (100 °C)

Magnetic susceptibility: -13.4·10 cm/mol−63

Refractive index: 1.3767 (visible range)

Structure

Crystal structure: Rhombohedral

Space group: Rc, No. 1673

Lattice constant: = 0.49254 nm, = 1.24477 nm

Lattice volume: 0.261519

Formula units: 6

Thermochemistry

Specific
heat capacity: 75.1 J/mol·K

Std molar
entropy: 66.5 J/mol·K

Std enthalpy of
formation: −1510.4 kJ/mol

Gibbs free energy: -1431.1 kJ/mol

Hazards

Safety data sheet: InChem MSDS

GHS pictograms:

GHS signal word: DANGER

GHS hazard statements: H301 H302 H314 H315 H319 H335 H361 H372

GHS precautionary statements: P260 P261 P264 P270 P271 P280 P301+310 P301+312 P301+330+331 P302+352 P303+361+353 P304+340 P305+351+338 P310 P312 P321 P330 P332+313 P337+313 P362 P363 P403+233 P405 P501

NFPA 704:

NIOSH

PEL: none

REL: 2 mg/m

IDLH: N.D.

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their(at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).