Antimony trifluoride

Antimony trifluoride
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Antimony(III) fluoride
	Systematic IUPAC name Trifluorostibane
	Other names Trifluoroantimony
Identifiers
CAS Number	7783-56-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	22960 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.099
EC Number	232-009-2;
PubChem CID	24554;
RTECS number	CC5150000;
UNII	VWM00O92AM ;
UN number	UN 2923
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1064827 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/3FH.Sb/h31H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: GUNJVIDCYZYFGV-UHFFFAOYSA-K ; InChI=1S/3FH.Sb/h31H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: GUNJVIDCYZYFGV-UHFFFAOYSA-K; InChI=1/3FH.Sb/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: GUNJVIDCYZYFGV-DFZHHIFOAW;
	SMILES F[Sb](F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	SbF3
Molar mass	178.76 g/mol
Appearance	light gray to white crystals
Odor	pungent
Density	4.379 g/cm3
Melting point	292 °C (558 °F; 565 K)
Boiling point	376 °C (709 °F; 649 K)
Solubility in water	385 g/100 mL (0 °C) ; 443 g/100 mL (20 °C) ; 562 g/100 mL (30 °C)
Solubility	soluble in methanol, acetone ; insoluble in ammonia
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−46.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Crystal structure	Orthorhombic, oS16
Space group	Ama2, No. 40
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	3 0 0
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	100 mg/kg
	NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)	TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (as Sb)
REL (Recommended)	TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (as Sb)
Related compounds
Related compounds	antimony pentafluoride, antimony trichloride
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Antimony trifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula SbF₃. Sometimes called Swarts' reagent, it is one of two principal fluorides of antimony, the other being SbF₅. It appears as a white solid. As well as some industrial applications, it is used as a reagent in inorganic and organofluorine chemistry.