FROM IDEA TO REALITY :

A Presentation About Some Compounds

Formed By Noble Gasses.
HISTORY AND DISCOVERY

Neon, Krypton, Xenon

Helium in the sun was Ramsay and Rayleigh
and Radon was then
discovered (1895) isolated Argon
isolated
HISTORY AND DISCOVERY
HISTORY AND DISCOVERY
 EARLY KNOWLEDGE
For over 60 years Noble gasses
epitomize inertness .
Their electron configuration, s 2p 6,
became known as the stable octet, and
this formed the basis of the first
electronic theory of valency in 1916.
 BASIS FOR REACTIVITY
ionization potential of xenon is actually
lower than those of hydrogen, nitrogen,
oxygen, fluorine and chlorine.
Xe-280 (kcal/mole)
H-313
N-335
O-314
F-402
Cl-300
 BASIS FOR REACTIVITY
The existence of stable interhalogen compounds,
such as BrF 3 , IF 5 and IF 7 , also indicates that
more electrons than are allowed by the classical
octet theory can be involved in bonding and that
the isoelectronic species, such as KrF 2 , XeF 1 and
XeF 6 , might be capable of independent
existence.
 BASIS FOR REACTIVITY
N. Bartlett announced that when xenon was
placed in contact with gaseous platinum
hexafluoride at room temperature an immediate
reaction occurred to give an orange-yellow solid.

Xe (g) + PtF 6(g) XePtF 6(s)

 SYNTHESIS OF XEF 2
Very pure XeF 2 in a greater quantity (up to
1 kg) can be best prepared by UV
irradiation of xenon fluorine gaseous
mixture in the mole ratio xenon:fluorine is
2:1 with addition of about 1 mol % of HF
in the fluorine as a catalyst.

HF
Xe(g) + F2(g) hv
XeF2
SYNTHESIS OF XEF 2
SYNTHESIS OF XEF 2
 PROPERTIES OF XEF 2
A linear and centro-symmetric structure
(D h) of XeF 2 was deduced from
vibrational spectra.

XeF 2 dissolves in a variety of solvents

without oxidation or reduction, as for
example in BrF 5, BrF 3, IF 5.
BONDING OF XEF 2
MOLECULAR ORBITAL THEORY

VALENCE SHELL ELECTRON PAIR REPULSION THEORY

Resonance between two canonical forms F-Xe+ F- and F- +Xe-F.

In this ionic model each atom is surrounded by an octet of
electrons. It assumes that each bond between the ligand F
and Xe atom involves an electron pair.
 XEF 2 AS FLOURINATING AND OXIDIZING AGENT
It oxidizes iodine in the presence of fluoride ion acceptor to give
IF.

It reacts with NO to give nitrosyl fluoride.

It reacts with sulphur trioxide.

Hydrogen reduces XeF 2 to Xe.

It fluorinates ethylene to give 1,1 difluoroethane.

 XEF 2 AS FLOURINATING AND OXIDIZING AGENT
If one fluoride ion is abstracted from XeF 2 , the
bond between Xe and remaining F - becomes
stronger, that is two electrons bond.

The increase in the Xe-F bond energy in the

cation formation (133.9 kJ/mol in XeF 2 to 195.9
kJ/mol in the cation) contributes to the fluoride
ion donor ability of the difluoride.
 XEF 2 IN COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
The first compound in which XeF 2 was bound directly
to the metal center was [Ag(XeF 2 ) 2 ](AsF 6 ).
 XEF 2 IN COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
There are two facts, which should be taken into account
in order to synthesize new coordination compounds with
XeF 2 as a ligand to metal ions:

Metal cations should be relatively weak Lewis acids to prevent the

withdrawal of F - from XeF 2 molecule and thus make possible the
generation of Xe 2 F 3 + AF 6 - or XeF + AF 6 - salts.

XeF 2 dissolved in anhydrous HF is relatively strong oxidizing

agent; therefore it is essential that metal cations are resistant
towards further oxidation. If metal cations are oxidized they are
converted to stronger Lewis acids and the possibility that they will
withdraw F - from XeF 2 molecule is even greater.
XEF 2 IN COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
XEF 2 IN COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
XEF 2 IN COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
XEF 2 IN COORDINATION CHEMISTRY
 CONCLUSION
XeF 2 is a versatile and useful reagent in the
synthetic inorganic chemistry. Its synthesis
is relatively simple and accessible also for
less sophisticatedly equipped inorganic
laboratories.

XeF 2 is a relatively strong oxidizing and

fluorinating agent.
 REFERENCES
Greenwood N.N.,(n.d.)CHEMISTRY OF THE NOBLE GASES. University
of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Tramek M., emva B.(2006). Synthesis, Properties and Chemistry of

Xenon(II) Fluoride. Retrieved April 4, 2017 from
http://acta-arhiv.chem-soc.si/53/53-2-105.pdf

https://www.wonderwhizkids.com/conceptmaps/Xenon_difluoride.html