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Cobalt(III) fluoride
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<p>Cobalt(III) fluoride is the <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the formula CoF3. <a href="/facts/Hydrate/dev82l69">Hydrates</a> are also known. The anhydrous compound is a hygroscopic brown solid. It is used to synthesize <a href="/facts/Organofluorine_chemistry/EwWmHflJ">organofluorine</a> compounds. </p><p>The related <a href="/facts/Cobalt(III)_chloride/bXEaTbdl">cobalt(III) chloride</a> is also known but is extremely unstable. Cobalt(III) bromide and cobalt(III) iodide have not been synthesized. </p>