Fluorination of Xenon

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.196205992
• Publication Date: 2003-12-31T18:04:12Z
• Authors: R. Hoppe; W. Dähne; H. Mattauch; K. Rödder

Xenon fluoride was prepared by mixing commercial Xe with carefully purified fluorine (prepared electrolytically) in a Xe: F/sub 2/ proportion of 1 : 2 by volume in a sealed quartz vessel and subjected at room temperature to discharges from an induction coil. The XeF/sub 2/ initially formed was plainly unstable and disproportionated into Xe and a compound containing more fluorine, probably XeF/sub 4/. (P.C.H.)