NbF5

metal

· NbF5

Niobium pentafluoride (NbF5) is a metallic halide compound that functions as a strong Lewis acid and fluorinating agent. It is primarily used in industrial fluorination processes, uranium enrichment applications, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis, where its extreme reactivity and electron-accepting properties enable selective chemical transformations that would be difficult or impossible with conventional reagents.

uranium enrichment (UF6 production)industrial fluorination catalystorganic synthesis intermediatesLewis acid catalysisnuclear fuel processingspecialized chemical manufacturing

Compliance & Regulations

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Units:

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Density(ρ)	3.740	kg/m³	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions	Source
Band Gap(Eg)	4.555	eV	—
Magnetic Moment(μB)	0.000	µB	—

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Property	Value	Unit	Conditions
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull)	0.000	eV/atom	—
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries	-3.133	eV/atom	—
↳	-3.064	eV/atom	—

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NbF5

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