Chemistry:Caesium hexafluorocuprate(IV)

From HandWiki
Short description: Chemical compound with +4 oxidized copper
Caesium hexafluorocuprate(IV)
CCs2CuF6.svg
Names
Other names
Cesium hexafluorocuprate; Dicesium hexafluorocuprate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Cs2CuF6
Molar mass 443.35 g/mol
Appearance Red orange solid[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Caesium hexafluorocuprate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Cs2CuF6. It is a red solid that degrades upon contact with water. It was first prepared be heating CsCuCl3 and caesium fluoride at 410°C under 350 atmospheres of fluorine:[2]

2 CsCuCl3 + 2 CsF + 5 F2 → 2 Cs2CuF6 + 3 Cl2

The anion [CuF6]2- is a rare example of a copper(IV) complex. In terms of its electronic structure, the anion has a low-spin d7 configuration. It is thus susceptible to Jahn-Teller distortion.[3]

References

  1. Jane E. Macintyre, ed (1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3100. ISBN 9780412301209. 
  2. Harnischmacher, Werner; Hoppe, Rudolf (1973). "Tetravalent Copper: Cs2[CuF6]". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 12 (7): 582–583. doi:10.1002/anie.197305822. 
  3. Grannec, J.; Tressaud, A.; Hagenmuller, P. (1984). "Some physical properties of d-transition metal fluorides in unusual oxidation states". Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 25: 83–90. doi:10.1016/S0022-1139(00)81198-7. 

Further reading