Potassium Hexafluorocuprate(III)
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Potassium hexafluorocuprate(III) is an
inorganic compound An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds⁠that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as ''inorganic chemistry''. Inorgan ...
with the
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K3CuF6. It is a green paramagnetic solid, a relatively rare example of a copper(III) compound.


Synthesis and structure

The compound is prepared by oxidizing the mixture of potassium chloride and cuprous chloride with fluorine: :3 KCl + CuCl + 3 F2 → K3CuF6 + 2 Cl2 A variety of analogues are known.R. Hoppe, G. Wingefeld "Zur Kenntnis der Hexafluorocuprate(III)" Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie 1984, Vol. 519, pages 195–203. The compound reacts with water easily, producing oxygen and copper(II) products.


See also

* Cuprate(III) * Caesium hexafluorocuprate(IV)


References

{{Potassium compounds Copper compounds Potassium compounds Fluoro complexes Metal halides Fluorometallates