Abstract:Phosphorus forms many fluorine compounds, including the binary fluorides, oxyfluorides, thiofluoride, and the various fluorophosphoric acids and their salts. Whereas PF
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behaves as a Lewis acid, phosphorus trifluoride behaves as a Lewis base. PF
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is used as a catalyst in the electronics industry and in ion implantation for semiconductors. The mono‐, di‐, and hexafluorophosphoric acids are commercially available. Hexafluorophosphoric acid is used in polymerizati… Show more
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