Thorium difluoride

Thorium difluoride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula ThF₂.^[1][2][3][4]

Thorium difluoride

Names
Other names Thorium(2+) difluoride, thorium(II) fluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	28844-11-3
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	19971756
PubChem CID	141443
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40183043
InChI InChI=1S/2FH.Th/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: ZPJQJFASYCZWOU-UHFFFAOYSA-L
SMILES F[Th]F
Properties
Chemical formula	F2Th
Molar mass	270.0345 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Synthesis

Thorium difluoride has been detected mass spectrometrically in the reaction of Ca(g) with ThF₄(g):^[5]

2Ca(g) + ThF₄(g) → 2CaF(g) + ThF₂(g)