Aluminium monofluoride

Aluminium monofluoride
Names
	IUPAC name Fluoridoaluminium
Identifiers
CAS Number	13595-82-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:49464 ;
ChemSpider	4576555 ;
PubChem CID	5464153;
	InChI InChI=1S/Al.FH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1 Key: APURLPHDHPNUFL-UHFFFAOYSA-M ; InChI=1/Al.FH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1/rAlF/c1-2 Key: APURLPHDHPNUFL-GBQYYLROAD; InChI=1/Al.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 Key: KLZUFWVZNOTSEM-DFZHHIFOAC;
	SMILES F[Al];
Properties
Chemical formula	AlF
Molar mass	45.98 g/mol
Related compounds
Other anions	aluminium monochloride
Other cations	lithium fluoride, sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Aluminium monofluoride, also known as fluoridoaluminium, is the chemical compound with the formula AlF. This elusive species is formed by the reaction between aluminium trifluoride and metallic aluminium at elevated temperatures but quickly reverts to the reactants when cooled.^[1] Clusters derived from related aluminium(I) halides can be stabilized using specialized ligands.^[2]

This molecule has been detected in the interstellar medium, where molecules are so dilute that intermolecular collisions are unimportant.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Dyke, C.Kirby; Morris, B.W.J.Gravenor (1984). "A study of aluminium monofluoride and aluminium trifluoride by high-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy". Chemical Physics. 88 (2): 289. Bibcode:1984CP.....88..289D. doi:10.1016/0301-0104(84)85286-6.
^ Dohmeier, C.; Loos, D.; Schnöckel, H. (1996). "Aluminum(I) and Gallium(I) Compounds: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 35 (2): 129–149. doi:10.1002/anie.199601291.
^ L. M. Ziurys; A. J. Apponi; T. G. Phillips (1994). "Exotic fluoride molecules in IRC +10216: Confirmation of AlF and searches for MgF and CaF". Astrophysical Journal. 433 (2): 729–732. Bibcode:1994ApJ...433..729Z. doi:10.1086/174682.

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[1] Dyke, C.Kirby; Morris, B.W.J.Gravenor (1984). "A study of aluminium monofluoride and aluminium trifluoride by high-temperature photoelectron spectroscopy". Chemical Physics. 88 (2): 289. Bibcode:1984CP.....88..289D. doi:10.1016/0301-0104(84)85286-6.

[2] Dohmeier, C.; Loos, D.; Schnöckel, H. (1996). "Aluminum(I) and Gallium(I) Compounds: Syntheses, Structures, and Reactions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 35 (2): 129–149. doi:10.1002/anie.199601291.

[3] L. M. Ziurys; A. J. Apponi; T. G. Phillips (1994). "Exotic fluoride molecules in IRC +10216: Confirmation of AlF and searches for MgF and CaF". Astrophysical Journal. 433 (2): 729–732. Bibcode:1994ApJ...433..729Z. doi:10.1086/174682.

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