Ammonium_hexafluorophosphate

Ammonium hexafluorophosphate

Ammonium hexafluorophosphate

Chemical compound


Ammonium hexafluorophosphate is the inorganic compound with the formula NH4PF6. It is a white water-soluble, hygroscopic solid. The compound is a salt consisting of the ammonium cation and hexafluorophosphate anion. It is commonly used as a source of the hexafluorophosphate anion, a weakly coordinating anion. It is prepared by combining neat ammonium fluoride and phosphorus pentachloride. Alternatively it can also be produced from phosphonitrilic chloride:[1]

PCl5 + 6 NH4F → NH4PF6 + 5 NH4Cl
PNCl2 + 6 HF → NH4PF6 + 2 HCl
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References

  1. W. Kwasnik (1963). "Ammonium Hexafluorophosphate (V)". In G. Brauer (ed.). Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, 2nd Ed. Vol. 1. NY, NY: Academic Press. pp. 195–196.

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