Nitrosylium Hexafluorouranate (NOUF <sub>6</sub> ) and Its Derivatives
Nitrosylium hexafluorouranate NOUF<sub>6</sub> has been discovered in the late 1950s. It is part of the "NOUF" family currently represented by five members: NOUF<sub>6</sub>, NOUF<sub>7</sub>, (NO)<sub>2</sub>UF<sub>8</sub>, NO<sub>2</sub>UF<sub>6</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub>UF<sub>7</sub>. Only two could be subject to careful characterization due to their high reactivity with the atmosphere and the nature of the fluorinating agents used: nitrosyl fluoride FNO and nitryl fluoride FNO<sub>2</sub>, which are not commercial. This article proposes to revisit the synthesis of the least described compounds in the literature (NOUF<sub>7</sub>, NO<sub>2</sub>UF<sub>6</sub> and NO<sub>2</sub>UF<sub>7</sub>) thanks to a setup capable of both allowing the synthesis of nitrogen oxyfluorides and reacting them with uranium hexafluoride (UF<sub>6</sub>). The reactions can be followed by gas-phase infrared spectroscopy, and the solid products will be characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy.
Authors
- Batiste Clavier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3775-2533)
- Tomy Falcon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-6742)
- Gaëlle Milanole
- Laurent J. Jouffret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-7128)
- Elodie Petit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3858-051X)
- Mehdi Arab
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Université Clermont Auvergne (FR)
- Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (FR)
- Pierre Fabre (France) (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00058
- Primary Topic
- Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00