Holmium oxyfluoride

Holmium oxyfluoride
Names
	Other names Holmium oxide fluoride; Holmium(III) oxyfluoride;
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/FH.Ho.O/h1H;;/q;+3;-2/p-1 Key: KTAGIUUVTOXAAL-UHFFFAOYSA-M;
	SMILES [F-].[Ho+3].[O-2];
Properties
Chemical formula	HoOF
Molar mass	199.928 g/mol
Appearance	crystals
Density	7.23 g/cm3
Structure
Crystal structure	hexagonal
Space group	R3m
Related compounds
Related compounds	Praseodymium oxyfluoride; Neodymium oxyfluoride; Lanthanum oxyfluoride; Plutonium oxyfluoride;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Holmium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of holmium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula HoOF.^[1]^[2]

Synthesis

HoOF can be synthesized by pyrolyzing Ho(OH)₂F from the chemical reaction between the layered Ho₂(OH)₅NO₃ compound and NH₄F in the liquid phase.^[3]

The compound forms crystals of the hexagonal system, space group R3m, structure type YOF.^[4]

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