Iridium trifluoride

Iridium trifluoride
Names
	Other names Iridium(III) fluoride, trifluoroiridium
Identifiers
CAS Number	23370-59-4;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
PubChem CID	19886946;
	InChI InChI=1S/3FH.Ir/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: VNCUSYIKPZQFST-UHFFFAOYSA-K;
	SMILES [Ir+3].[F-].[F-].[F-];
Properties
Chemical formula	F3Ir
Molar mass	249.212 g·mol−1
Appearance	black crystals
Solubility in water	insoluble
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal
Related compounds
Related compounds	Rhodium trifluoride; Ruthenium trifluoride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Iridium trifluoride is a binary chemical compound of iridium and fluorine with the chemical formula IrF
₃.^[2]^[3]

Synthesis[edit]

Reduction of iridium hexafluoride by metallic iridium:^[4]

2IrF₆ + Ir → 2IrF₃

Decomposition of iridium tetrafluoride by heating at 430–450 °C:^[5]

2IrF₄ → 2IrF₃ + F₂

Iridium(III) fluoride forms black hexagonal crystals.^{[citation needed]} It is insoluble in water.^{[citation needed]}

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