Introduction
Name: bismuth(V) fluoride
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 7787-62-4
Molar Mass: 303.972396 g
Mass Percent: Bi 68.749 %; F 31.250 %
Classification
Uses/Function
• "is an excellent fluorinating agent" 1
• "Fluorinating agent." 2
Bonding
Bonding: ionic
Ionic Character: 63.03 %
Ionic Character: 63.03 %
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Zumdahl, Steven S. Chemistry, 4th ed.; Houghton Mifflin: Boston, 1997; p 899.
(2) - The Merck Index: An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals, 13th ed.; Budavari, S.; O'Neil, M.J.; Smith, A.; Heckelman, P. E.; Kinneary, J. F., Eds.; Merck & Co.: Whitehouse Station, NJ, 2001; entry 1274.