Tellurium(IV) fluoride
Tellurium(IV) fluoride, also known as tellurium tetrafluoride, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is TeF4. It contains tellurium in its +4 oxidation state. It also contains fluoride ions.
Properties
Tellurium(IV) fluoride is a white solid. It reacts with water to make tellurium dioxide and hydrofluoric acid. It reacts with many metals when heated.
Preparation
It is made by reacting tellurium dioxide with sulfur tetrafluoride. It can also be made by reacting cold fluorine with tellurium. Another way is reacting selenium tetrafluoride with warm tellurium dioxide. Fluorine can also react with tellurium(II) chloride or tellurium(II) bromide to make tellurium(IV) fluoride.
Tellurium(IV) Fluoride Media
Ball-and-stick model of the coordination geometry of tellurium in the crystal structure of tellurium tetrafluoride, TeF4.*X-ray crystallographic data from Angew. Chem. (1984) 96, 351-352.*Model constructed in CrystalMaker 8.1. Image generated in
