Holmium oxyfluoride

Holmium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of holmium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula HoOF.^[1][2]

Holmium oxyfluoride

Names
Other names Holmium oxide fluoride Holmium(III) oxyfluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
InChI InChI=1S/FH.Ho.O/h1H;;/q;+3;-2/p-1 Key: KTAGIUUVTOXAAL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
SMILES [F-].[Ho+3].[O-2]
Properties
Chemical formula	HoOF
Molar mass	199.928 g/mol
Appearance	crystals
Density	7.23 g/cm3
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal
Space group	R3m
Related compounds
Related compounds	Praseodymium oxyfluoride Neodymium oxyfluoride Lanthanum oxyfluoride Plutonium oxyfluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Synthesis

HoOF can be synthesized by pyrolyzing Ho(OH)₂F from the chemical reaction between the layered Ho₂(OH)₅NO₃ compound and NH₄F in the liquid phase.^[3]

Physical properties

The compound forms crystals of the hexagonal system, space group R3m, structure type YOF.^[4]