Lithium hypofluorite

Lithium hypofluorite is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of

LiOF. It is a compound of lithium, fluorine, and oxygen. This is a lithium salt of hypofluorous acid, and contains lithium cationsLi⁺ and hypofluorite anions⁻OF.^{[dubious – discuss]}

The salt theoretically results from the neutralization of hypofluorous acid (HOF) and lithium hydroxide (LiOH). It can be formed by the action of fluorine on lithium hydroxide:

HOF + LiOH → LiOF + H₂O

The compound is quite unstable, since it contains oxygen in the oxidation state of 0. It, therefore, tends to decompose to lithium fluoride and oxygen gas:

2 LiOF → 2 LiF + O₂