Chromium oxytetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula CrOF4. It is a purple, volatile, diamagnetic solid. The compound is classified as an oxyfluoride. It can be prepared by fluorination of chromyl fluoride with krypton difluoride:[1]
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Chromium fluoride oxide, chromium oxide tetrafluoride, chromium tetrafluoride oxide | |
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| Appearance | purple solid |
| Melting point | 55 °C (131 °F; 328 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The compound serves as a weak Lewis base with noble gas difluorides.[2] It also binds fluoride to give the pentafluoride.