Plutonium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula (PuF4). Like all plutonium compounds, is subject to control under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Metallic plutonium is produced by reacting plutonium tetrafluoride with barium, calcium or lithium at 1200 °C:
- PuF4 + 2 Ba → 2 BaF2 + Pu
- PuF4 + 2 Ca → 2 CaF2 + Pu
- PuF4 + 4 Li → 4 LiF + Pu