Holmium trifluoride
[CAS# 13760-78-6]

Identification

• Classification: Inorganic chemical industry >> Inorganic salt >> Metal halides and halides >> Metal fluorides and salts
• Name: Holmium trifluoride
• Molecular Formula: HoF₃
• Molecular Weight: 221.93
• CAS Registry Number: 13760-78-6
• EC Number: 237-352-1

Properties

• Melting point: 1145 ºC^*
• Refractive index: 1.53^**

^* Shaimuradov, I. B.; Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Neorganicheskie Materialy 1974, V10(8), P1468-71.

^** Zinchenko, V. F.; Fizika i Khimiya Tverdogo Tila 2010, V11(1), P204-210.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: T
• Risk Codes: R23/24/25;R32
• Safety Description: S26;S36/37/39;S45

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H301
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H311
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	3	H331
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H310
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H300
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	2	H330

• Transport Information: UN 3288 6.1 / PGIII