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Because of their high basicity, many so-called naked fluoride sources are in fact bifluoride salts. In late 2016 imidazolium fluoride was synthesized that is the closest approximation of a thermodynamically stable and structurally characterized example of a "naked" fluoride source in an aprotic solvent (acetonitrile). [25]
The bifluoride ion has a linear, centrosymmetric structure (D ∞h symmetry), with an F−H bond length of 114 pm. [1] The bond strength is estimated to be greater than 155 kJ/mol. [2] In molecular orbital theory, the atoms are modeled to be held together by a 3-center 4-electron bond (symmetrical hydrogen bond), [3] in a sort of hybrid between a hydrogen bond and a covalent bond.
Sodium bifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula Na[HF 2]. It is a salt of sodium cation (Na +) and bifluoride anion ([HF 2] −). It is a white, water-soluble solid that decomposes upon heating . [2] Sodium bifluoride is non-flammable, hygroscopic, and has a pungent smell. [3] Sodium bifluoride has a number of applications in industry.
Fluoride is a mineral that occurs naturally in water, soil and air that has been demonstrated to prevent dental cavities, or tooth decay. It works by strengthening the tooth's enamel, its hard ...
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The explanation for the behavior is complicated, having to do with various cluster-forming tendencies of HF, water, and fluoride ion, as well as thermodynamic issues. [note 3] At great concentrations, a property called homoconjugation is revealed. HF begins to accept fluoride ions, forming the polyatomic ions (such as bifluoride, HF −
Tetramethylammonium fluoride, commonly abbreviated TMAF, is the quaternary ammonium salt with the formula (CH 3) 4 NF. This hygroscopic white solid is a source of “naked fluoride": fluoride ions not complexed with a metal atom. Most other soluble salts of fluoride are in fact bifluorides, HF 2 –.
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