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Potassium hexafluorocuprate(III) is an
Potassium hexafluorocuprate(III) is an inorganic compound
In chemistry, an inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks carbon–hydrogen bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound. The study of inorganic compounds is a subfield of chemistry known as '' inorganic chemist ...
with the chemical formula 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 ofpotassium chloride
Potassium chloride (KCl, or potassium salt) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance. The solid dissolves readily in water, and its solutions have a salt ...
and cuprous chloride
Copper(I) chloride, commonly called cuprous chloride, is the lower chloride of copper, with the formula CuCl. The substance is a white solid sparingly soluble in water, but very soluble in concentrated hydrochloric acid. Impure samples appear gre ...
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)
Caesium hexafluorocuprate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a red solid that degrades upon contact with water. It was first prepared be heating and caesium fluoride
Caesium fluoride or cesium fluoride is an inorgan ...
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