Fluoroantimonic acid
| Fluoroantimonic acid stored in a PFA bottle | |
| Names | |
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| IUPAC name Fluoroantimonic acid | |
| Systematic IUPAC name Hexafluoroantimonic acid | |
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| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.037.279 | 
| EC Number | 
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| PubChem CID | 
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| Properties | |
| Molar mass | 236.756 g/mol | 
| Appearance | Colorless liquid | 
| Density | 2.885 g/cm3 | 
| Boiling point | 40 °C (104 °F; 313 K) (decomposes) | 
| Reacts explosively | |
| Solubility | SO2ClF, SO2 | 
| Hazards | |
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
| Main hazards | extremely corrosive, toxic, violent hydrolysis, oxidizer | 
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| Danger | |
| H240, H271, H290, H300+H310+H330, H314, H350, H410, H411, H441 | |
| P260, P264, P273, P280, P284, P301+P310 | |
| NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
| Related compounds | |
| Related acids | Antimony pentafluoride Hydrogen fluoride Magic acid | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Fluoroantimonic acid is a mixture of hydrogen fluoride and antimony pentafluoride, containing various cations and anions (the simplest being H
2F+
 and SbF−
6). This mixture is a superacid stronger than pure sulfuric acid, by many orders of magnitude, according to its Hammett acidity function. It even protonates some hydrocarbons to afford pentacoordinate carbocations (carbonium ions). Like its precursor hydrogen fluoride, it attacks glass, but can be stored in containers lined with PTFE (Teflon) or PFA.