Diboron tetrafluoride

Diboron tetrafluoride
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Diboron tetrafluoride
Systematic IUPAC name
Tetrafluorodiborane(4)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/B2F4/c3-1(4)2(5)6
    Key: WUWOPJNIAKTBSJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • FB(F)B(F)F
Properties
B2F4
Molar mass 97.61 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless gas
Density 4.3 kg/m3 (gas)
Melting point −56 °C (−69 °F; 217 K)
Boiling point −34 °C (−29 °F; 239 K)
Thermochemistry
79.1 J/mol K
317.3 J/mol K
−1440.1 kJ/mol
−1410.4 kJ/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Diboron tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula (BF2)2, classed as a tetrahalodiborane. A colorless gas, the compound has a halflife of days at room temperature. It is the most stable of the diboron tetrahalides, and does not appreciably decompose under standard conditions.