To oxidate HF to F2 with chemicals only

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The discussion centers on the possibility of oxidizing hydrofluoric acid (HF) to fluorine gas (F2) without the use of electrolytic cells or electric energy. It references Karl Christe's 1986 work, where he successfully achieved this by using manganese fluoride (MnF6^2-) and antimony pentafluoride (SbF5) to abstract fluoride ions. The process involves the thermodynamic instability of MnF4, which decomposes into stable MnF3 and F2 gas. Participants express interest in the specific reactions involved in the oxidation of HF, with a request for details from the original article, highlighting the complexity of multi-step chemical processes.
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Is it possible to oxidate HF to F2 putting HF in contact with oxidizing compounds only, that is, without using electrolytic cells or, however, electric energy in general?
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Karl Christe famously did this in 1986:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic00241a001

His synthesis involves abstraction of two F- anions from MnF62- using two equivalents of the "fluorophile" SbF5. The stroke of genius here is that Christe recognized that MnF4 is thermodynamically unstable and decomposes into the stable MnF3 and F2 gas.
 
TeethWhitener said:
Karl Christe famously did this in 1986:

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic00241a001

His synthesis involves abstraction of two F- anions from MnF62- using two equivalents of the "fluorophile" SbF5. The stroke of genius here is that Christe recognized that MnF4 is thermodynamically unstable and decomposes into the stable MnF3 and F2 gas.
Thanks.
Which is the exact reaction involving the oxidation of HF?

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lightarrow said:
Which is the exact reaction involving the oxidation of HF?

Reactions 3,4 and 5 from the article
 
Note: in multi step processes sometimes its is impossible to pinpoint the moment when "something" happens, even when it is obvious from the overall reaction this "something" is what is done during the process.
 
willem2 said:
Reactions 3,4 and 5 from the article
Unfortunately I haven't access to that document. Would you please write them here?

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You should at least see the first ppage of this article which contains all the formulas.
 
DrDu said:
You should at least see the first ppage of this article which contains all the formulas.
Yes, I can see it now, with the PC. With the smartphone I can't, don't know why.

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