Uranium trifluoride

Uranium trifluoride is an inorganic chemical compound with the chemical formula UF₃.

Synthesis

Uranium trifluoride can be obtained by reacting uranium(IV) fluoride with aluminium at 900 °C or with uranium:

$\mathrm{U}{\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{4}}\mathrm{+}\mathrm{A}\mathrm{l}\mathrm{⟶}\mathrm{U}{\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{3}}\mathrm{+}\mathrm{A}\mathrm{l}\mathrm{F}$

$\mathrm{3}\mathrm{U}{\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{4}}\mathrm{+}\mathrm{U}\mathrm{⟶}\mathrm{4}\mathrm{U}{\mathrm{F}}_{\mathrm{3}}$