THE REACTIONS OF XENON DIFLUORIDE WITH INERT SOLVENTS

The reactions of XeF2 with a variety of organic solvents are described. XeF2 is found to undergo both hydrogen- and chlorine-fluorine exchange over a relatively short timescale with chloroform, dichloromethane and dibromomethane. XeF2 reacts very slowly with tetrachloromethane and fluorotrichloromethane, although the addition of a catalytic amount of HF increases the rate of reaction considerably. XeF2 dissolves in acetonitrile with negligible reaction to the extent of 2.25 mol kg-1.