CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Sulfur pentafluoride appears as colorless volatile liquid or gas with an odor like sulfur dioxide. Mp: -92 °C; bp: 29 °C. Density: 2.08 g cm-3. Insoluble in water. Very toxic by inhalation. |
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| Color/Form | Colorless liquid or gas (above 84 °F) |
| Odor | Odor llike sulfur dioxide |
| Boiling Point | 84 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Melting Point | -134 °F (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Solubility | Insoluble (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Density | 2.08 at 32 °F (NIOSH, 2023) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Vapor Density | 8.77 (NIOSH, 2023) - Heavier than air; will sink (Relative to Air) |
| Vapor Pressure | 561 mmHg (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Decomposition | Upon heating above 400 °C, disulfur decafluoride decomposes into toxic and corrosive fumes (among others sulfur oxides, fluor and sulfur fluorides) |
| Other Experimental Properties | Conversion: 1 ppm = 10.39 mg/cu m |
| Chemical Classes | Toxic Gases & Vapors -> Oxidizers |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 254.12 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 7.2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 10 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
| Exact Mass | 253.92817397 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 253.92817397 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 2 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 12 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 183 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Sulfur pentafluoride appears as colorless volatile liquid or gas with an odor like sulfur dioxide. Mp: -92 °C; bp: 29 °C. Density: 2.08 g cm-3. Insoluble in water. Very toxic by inhalation.