Chemistry:Copper peroxide

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Short description: Chemical compound - an oxide of copper with formula CuO2
Copper(II) peroxide
Names
IUPAC name
Copper(II) peroxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
CuO
2
Molar mass 95.945 g/mol
Appearance Dark olive-green solid
Related compounds
Related compounds
Copper(IV) oxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Copper peroxide is a hypothetical inorganic compound with the chemical formula CuO
2
. The 1:2 ratio of copper and oxygen would be consistent with copper in its common +2 oxidation state and a peroxide group. Although samples of this composition have not been isolated, CuO
2
has attracted interest from computational perspective. One highly cited analysis concludes that gaseous CuO
2
is a superoxide, with copper in a +1 oxidation state: Cu+
O
2
.[1]

History

Species claimed to be "copper peroxide" have been claimed, e.g., by the reaction of cold solutions of Schweizer's reagent—a source of copper(II)—and hydrogen peroxide.[2] The Schweizer's reagent used must not contain excess ammonia.[2]

It was once claimed to result from the very slow reaction of finely divided cupric oxide with cold hydrogen peroxide.[3]

Several molecular copper peroxide complexes have been reported, but these species always feature supporting organic ligands.[4]

References

  1. Gutsev, G. L.; Rao, B. K.; Jena, P. (2000). "Systematic Study of Oxo, Peroxo, and Superoxo Isomers of 3d-Metal Dioxides and Their Anions". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 104 (51): 11961–11971. doi:10.1021/jp002252s. Bibcode2000JPCA..10411961G. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy: Discourses delivered before the Royal society. Elements of agricultural chemistry, pt. I. The Chemical Society (Great Britain). 1894. p. 32. https://books.google.com/books?id=ELtLAAAAYAAJ&q=%22copper+peroxide%22&pg=PA32. 
  3. Krüss, Gerhard (1884). "Einige Beobachtungen über die höheren Sauerstoffverbindungen des Kupfers" (abstract). Ber. 17 (2): 2593–2597. doi:10.1002/cber.188401702186. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0gxAAAAYAAJ&q=%22copper+peroxide%22&pg=PA124. 
  4. Elwell, Courtney E.; Gagnon, Nicole L.; Neisen, Benjamin D.; Dhar, Debanjan; Spaeth, Andrew D.; Yee, Gereon M.; Tolman, William B. (2017). "Copper–Oxygen Complexes Revisited: Structures, Spectroscopy, and Reactivity". Chemical Reviews 117 (3): 2059–2107. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00636. PMID 28103018. 

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