Thorium trifluoride

Thorium trifluoride is a binary inorganic compound of thorium metal and fluorine with the chemical formula ThF₃.^[1][2][3][4]

Thorium trifluoride

Names
Other names Thorium(III) fluoride
Identifiers
CAS Number	13842-84-7
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	123139
PubChem CID	139625
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80160671
InChI InChI=1S/3FH.Th/h3*1H;/q;;;+3/p-3 Key: NFUSRTKFVSVVEC-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES F[Th](F)F
Properties
Chemical formula	F3Th
Molar mass	289.0329 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds	Americium trifluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Synthesis

Thorium trifluoride is not formed in a reaction of thorium metal with thorium tetrafluoride:^[5][6] Molecules of ThF₃ have been prepared by reacting atomic thorium with fluorine gas, and condensation onto a solid inert gas matrix. A solid phase is not known.^[4]

2 Th + 3 F₂ → 2 ThF₃