Phosphoryl fluoride

Phosphoryl fluoride (commonly called phosphorus oxyfluoride) is a compound with the chemical formula POF3.

It is a colorless gas that hydrolyzes rapidly.

Phosphorus oxyfluoride is the progenitor of the simple fluorophosphoric acids by hydrolysis.

The sequence starts with difluorophosphoric acid: The next steps give monofluorophosphoric acid and phosphoric acid: Phosphoryl fluoride combines with dimethylamine to produce dimethylaminophosphoryl difluoride (H3C−)2N−P(=O)F2 and difluorophosphate and hexafluorophosphate ions.

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NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water Instability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorus Special hazards (white): no code