CAS 7787-32-8 Barium fluoride - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Barium fluoride

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Catalog Number

ACM7787328

CAS Number

7787-32-8

Product Name

Barium fluoride

Structure

Category

Electrolytes; Optical Coatings

Description

OtherSolid

IUPAC Name

barium(2+);difluoride

Molecular Weight

175.32g/mol

Molecular Formula

BaF2;BaF2

Canonical SMILES

[F-].[F-].[Ba+2]

InChI

InChI=1S/Ba.2FH/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2

InChI Key

OYLGJCQECKOTOL-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Barium fluoride serves multiple purposes across various industries due to its versatile properties. It is commonly utilized as a component in arc welding electrode fluxes and plays a role in the production of ceramics, glass, and other fluorides. Its application extends to electronics and the manufacture of crystals used for spectroscopy, benefiting from its capability to function as a transmission window for specific wavelength ranges. In addition, barium fluoride is used in dry-film lubricants, thermography viewport windows, and as a preopacifying agent in enamel and glazing frits production. It also contributes to welding agents and plays a role in metallurgy, particularly in the refining of aluminum. Its suitability for various applications is augmented by its solubility in ethanol and methanol, although it is only slightly soluble in water.

Complexity

2.8

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

232-108-0

Exact Mass

175.902054g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

MeSH Entry Terms

barium fluoride

Monoisotopic Mass