page_title: Uranium pentafluoride
section_title: Monomeric UF5
hierarchical_section_title: Uranium pentafluoride / Monomeric UF5
caption_attribution_description: English: Ball-and-stick model of the monomeric form of uranium pentafluoride. Onoe, J.; Nakamatsu, H.; Mukoyama, T.; Sekine, R.; Adachi, H.; Takeuchi, K. (1997). "Structure and Bond Nature of the UF5 Monomer". Inorg. Chem. 36 (9): 1934–1938. DOI:10.1021/ic961237s.
context_page_description: Uranium pentafluoride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula UF₅. It is a pale yellow paramagnetic solid. The compound has attracted interest because it is related to uranium hexafluoride, which is widely used to produce uranium fuel. It crystallizes in two polymorphs, called α- and β-UF₅.
context_section_description: Of theoretical interest, molecular UF₅ can be generated as a transient monomer by UV-photolysis of uranium hexafluoride. It is thought to adopt a square pyramidal geometry.
caption: Structure of molecular UF5.
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