Nitrosylium Hexafluorouranate (NOUF 6 ) and Its Derivatives

Nitrosylium hexafluorouranate NOUF 6 has been discovered in the late 1950s. It is part of the “NOUF” family currently represented by five members: NOUF 6, NOUF 7, (NO) 2 UF 8, NO 2 UF 6 and NO 2 UF 7 . Only two could be subject to careful characterization due to their high reactivity with the atmosphere and the nature of the fluorinating agents used: nitrosyl fluoride FNO and nitryl fluoride FNO 2, which are not commercial. This article proposes to revisit the synthesis of the least described compounds in the literature (NOUF 7, NO 2 UF 6 and NO 2 UF 7 ) thanks to a setup capable of both allowing the synthesis of nitrogen oxyfluorides and reacting them with uranium hexafluoride (UF 6 ). The reactions can be followed by gas-phase infrared spectroscopy, and the solid products will be characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy.