Reactivity of transition metal fluorides. VIII. Reactions of rhenium heptafluoride and hexafluoride

Abstract

Oxidation-reduction and halogen-exchange reactions of the higher fluorides of rhenium with a series of selected reagents have been investigated. The results correlate with studies of reactivities of higher fluorides of other transition metals previously reported. The reactions reported provide markedly improved preparative routes to the hexachloride, pentabromide, and pentafluoride of rhenium.