Samarium(II) fluoride

Samarium(II) fluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	15192-17-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4416535;
PubChem CID	101282799;
	InChI InChI=1S/2FH.Sm/h2*1H;/p-2 Key: PBDMHCPVUGOGTK-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES [F-].[F-].[Sm];
Properties
Chemical formula	SmF2
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	Infobox references

Samarium(II) fluoride is one of samarium's fluorides with a chemical formula SmF₂.

Production

Samarium(II) fluoride can be produced by using samarium or hydrogen gas to reduce samarium(III) fluoride:[1]

\mathrm {2\ SmF_{3}+Sm\longrightarrow 3\ SmF_{2}}

\mathrm {2\ SmF_{3}+H_{2}\longrightarrow 2\ SmF_{2}+2\ HF}

Georg Brauer (Hrsg.), unter Mitarbeit von Marianne Baudler u. a.: Handbuch der Präparativen Anorganischen Chemie. 3., umgearbeitete Auflage. Band I, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-432-02328-6, S. 255.