Sulfur tetrafluoride

Sulfur tetrafluoride is the chemical compound with the formula SF4. It is a colorless corrosive gas that releases dangerous HF upon exposure to water or moisture. Despite these unwelcome characteristics, this compound is a useful reagent for the preparation of organofluorine compounds, some of which are important in the pharmaceutical and specialty chemical industries.

Sulfur tetrafluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Sulfur(IV) fluoride
Other names
Sulfur tetrafluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.103
RTECS number
  • WT4800000
UNII
UN number 2418
  • InChI=1S/F4S/c1-5(2,3)4 Y
    Key: QHMQWEPBXSHHLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/F4S/c1-5(2,3)4
    Key: QHMQWEPBXSHHLH-UHFFFAOYAT
  • FS(F)(F)F
Properties
SF4
Molar mass 108.07 g/mol
Appearance colorless gas
Density 1.95 g/cm3, 78 °C
Melting point 121.0 °C
Boiling point 38 °C
reacts
Vapor pressure 10.5 atm (22 °C)
Structure
Seesaw (C2v)
0.632 D
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
highly toxic
corrosive
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
3
0
2
NIOSH (US health exposure limits):
PEL (Permissible)
none
REL (Recommended)
C 0.1 ppm (0.4 mg/m3)
IDLH (Immediate danger)
N.D.
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 1456
Related compounds
Other anions
Sulfur dichloride
Disulfur dibromide
Sulfur trifluoride
Other cations
Oxygen difluoride
Selenium tetrafluoride
Tellurium tetrafluoride
Related sulfur fluorides
Disulfur difluoride
Sulfur difluoride
Disulfur decafluoride
Sulfur hexafluoride
Related compounds
Thionyl fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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