Xenon Hexafluoride

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Journal of the American Chemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00884a025· OSTI ID:4772330

Weaver, E. Eugene.; Weinstock, Bernard.; Knop, Charles P.

The preparation and properties of XeF₆ are reported. Reactions were carried out in a stainless steel vessel at 1000 psi and 350 to 450 deg C. In all cases a mixture of volatile products was obtained. The more volatile fractions always concentrated XeF₆. The purity of the samples was monitored by infrared spectroscopy. In the purest XeF₆ sample, the twin bands, nu ₂ + nu ₃ and nu ₁ + nu ₃ were observe d at 1154 and 1189 cm ^-1. The formula for XeF₆ was established by chemical analysis. The compound can be reduced with H₂ to form HF and Xe. Preliminary vapor pressure measurements gave: 0 deg C, 6mm; and 20 deg C, 27 mm.

• Research Organization: Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-012245
• OSTI ID: 4772330
• Journal Information: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 85; ISSN 0002-7863
• Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
HYDROGEN
IMPURITIES
INFRARED RADIATION
LATTICES
PREPARATION
PRESSURE
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
REDUCTION
SPECTROSCOPY
STAINLESS STEELS
TEMPERATURE
VAPORS
VESSELS
VOLATILITY
XENON
XENON FLUORIDES