Seleninyl fluoride


Seleninyl fluoride is an oxyfluoride of selenium with the chemical formula SeOF2.

Preparation

Seleninyl fluoride can be produced by the reaction of selenium oxychloride and potassium fluoride.
It can also be produced by the reaction of selenium tetrafluoride with water or selenium dioxide.
The reaction of selenium dioxide and sulfur tetrafluoride also produces seleninyl fluoride.

Reactions

Seleninyl fluoride reacts with xenon difluoride to form Xe2.
It reacts with fluorine gas and potassium fluoride to form pentafluoroselenium hypofluorite.

Uses

Seleninyl fluoride have been used as specialty solvents.