Potassium hexafluorophosphate

Potassium hexafluorophosphate
Names
	IUPAC name Potassium hexafluorophosphate
Identifiers
CAS Number	17084-13-8 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	146640 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.037.388
EC Number	241-143-0;
PubChem CID	23688904;
UNII	88W436PDI9 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50884958 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/F6P.K/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6;/q-1;+1 Key: YZDGRYDIGCWVND-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/F6P.K/c1-7(2,3,4,5)6;/q-1;+1 Key: YZDGRYDIGCWVND-UHFFFAOYAC;
	SMILES [K+].F[P-](F)(F)(F)(F)F;
Properties
Chemical formula	K[PF6]
Molar mass	184.0625 g/mol
Appearance	colourless solid
Density	2.75 g/cm3
Melting point	575 °C (1,067 °F; 848 K)
Solubility in water	8.35g/100 mL (25 °C)
Hazards
	Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards	Toxic
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H302, H314, H319
Precautionary statements	P260, P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P337+P313, P363, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 0 0
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Potassium hexafluorophosphate is a chemical compound with the formula KPF₆. This colourless salt consists of potassium cations and hexafluorophosphate anions. It is prepared by the reaction:^[2]

PCl₅ + KCl + 6 HF → KPF₆ + 6 HCl

This exothermic reaction is conducted in liquid hydrogen fluoride. The salt is stable in a hot alkaline aqueous solution, from which it can be recrystallized. The sodium and ammonium salts are more soluble in water whereas the rubidium and caesium salts are less so.

KPF₆ is a common laboratory source of the hexafluorophosphate anion, a non-coordinating anion that confers lipophilicity to its salts. These salts are often less soluble than the closely related tetrafluoroborates.

References

^ Sarmousakis, J. N.; Low, M. J. D. "The Solubility of Potassium Hexafluorophosphate in Water" Journal of the American Chemical Society 1955, 77, 6518. doi:10.1021/ja01629a031
^ Woyski, M. M.; Shenk, W. J.; Pellon, E. R. (1950). "Hexafluophosphates of Sodium, Ammonium, and Potassium". Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 3. pp. 111–117. doi:10.1002/9780470132340.ch29. ISBN 978-0-470-13234-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

[1] Sarmousakis, J. N.; Low, M. J. D. "The Solubility of Potassium Hexafluorophosphate in Water" Journal of the American Chemical Society 1955, 77, 6518. doi:10.1021/ja01629a031

[2] Woyski, M. M.; Shenk, W. J.; Pellon, E. R. (1950). "Hexafluophosphates of Sodium, Ammonium, and Potassium". Inorganic Syntheses. Vol. 3. pp. 111–117. doi:10.1002/9780470132340.ch29. ISBN 978-0-470-13234-0. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)

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