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! | Silver(ii) Fluoride
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Silver(II) Fluoride Structure
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! | General
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| Systematic Name
| silver(II) fluoride
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| Other names
| silver difluoride
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| Molecular Formula
| AgF2
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| Molar Mass
| 145.865 g/mol
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| Appearance
| white or grey crystaline powder, Hygroscopic
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| CAS Number
| 7775-41-9
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! | Properties
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| Density and Phase
| 4.58 g/cm3
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| Solubility in Water
| Decomposes, violently
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| Melting Point
| 690 °C (963 K)
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| Boiling Point
| decomposes at 700°C (973K)
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! | Structure
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| Molecular Shape
| linear
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| Coordination
geometry

| tetragonally elongated
octahedral coordination
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| Crystal Structure
| orthorombic
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! | Hazards
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| MSDS
| MSDS
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| Main Hazard s
| toxic, reacts violently
with water, powerful oxidizer
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! | Related compounds
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| Other Ag(II) Halide s
| no other AgX2 stable
at room temp.
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| Related compounds
| Silver(I) Fluoride (AgF), Ag2F,
AgO, Ag2O
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| | Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their

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Silver(II) fluoride has the formula AgF2. It is currently the only silver (II) compound that is known to be stable at room temperature (25 °C). Silver is usually present in its +1 Oxidation State , making the formation of AgF2 unusual.


Preparation

AgF2 can be synthesized by fluorinating Ag2O with elemental Fluorine . Also, at 200 °C (473 K) elemental fluorine will react with AgF or AgCl to produce AgF2.

Silver(II) fluoride should be stored in Teflon , a passivated metal container, or a Quartz tube. AgF2 is light sensitive.

AgF2 can be purchased from various suppliers, the demand being less than 100kg/year. While laboratory experiments find use for AgF2, it is too expensive for large scale industry use. In 1993, AgF2 cost between 1000-1400 US Dollar per kg.


Composition and structure

Pure AgF2 is a white crystalline powder, but it is usually black/brown-colored due to contaminates. The F/Ag ratio for most samples is < 2, typically approaching 1.75 due to contamination with Ag and Oxides and Carbon .

For some time, it was doubted silver was actually in the 2+ oxidation state rather in some combination of states such as Ag(I) which would be similar to Silver Oxide . However, Neutron Diffraction studies confirm the description as silver(II). The Ag(I)[Ag(III)F4 was found to be present at high temperatures, but it was unstable with respect to AgF2.

AgF2 is believed to have D∞h Symmetry .

Approximately 14 Kcal / Mol separate the Ground and first State s. The compound is Paramagnetic , but it becomes Ferromagnetic at temperatures below -110 °C (163 K).


Uses

AgF2 is a strong fluorinating and oxidation agent. Illustrative applications are listed below.

  • Fluoronation and preparation of organic perfluorocompounds

  • This type of reaction can occur in three different ways (here Z refers to any element or group attached to carbon, X is a Halogen ):

:1) CZ3H + 2 AgF2 → CZ3F +HF + 2 AgF
:2) CZ3X + 2AgF2 → CZ3F +X2 + 2 AgF
:3) Z2C=CZ2 + 2 AgF2 → Z2CFCFZ2 + 2 AgF
Similar transformations can also be effected using other high Valence metallic fluorides such as CoF3, MnF3, CeF4, and PbF4.

  • Selective monofluorination of aromatics

  • Substitutive Fluorination s of Aromatic compounds are readily achieved, but selective monofluorinations are more difficult.

:C6H6 + 2 AgF2 → C6H5F + 2 AgF + HF

  • Oxidation of Xenon . This reaction, which can be explosive, proceeds in homogeneous Anhydrous HF solutions producing XeF2.




References

#Note|encyclo}} ''Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology.'' Kirk-Othermer. Vol.11, 4th Ed. (1991)
#Note|XPS}} J.T. Wolan, G.B. Hoflund. "Surface Characterization Study of AgF and AgF2 Powders Using XPS and ISS," ''Applied Surface Science.'' 125, (1998).
#Note|structure}} Hans-Christian Miller, Axel Schultz, and Magdolna Hargittai. "Structure and Bonding in Silver Halides: A Quantum...X=F, Cl, Br, I," J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127(22), (2005).
# Note|rxns}} Douglas Rausch, Ralph Davis, and D. Wendell Osborne. "The Addition of Fluorine to Halogenated Olefins by Means of Metal Fluorides," J. Org. Chem. 28, pp. 494-497, Jul. (1962).
#Note|monof}} Arnold Zweig, Robert G. Fischer, and John Lancaster. "New Methods for Selective Monofluorination of Aromatics Using Silver Difluoride," J. Org. Chem. 45, (1980).
# Note|Xenon}} J. Levec, J. Slivnik, and B. Zemva. "On the Reaction Between Xenon and Fluorine," ''J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem.'' Vol. 36, (1974).


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