Potassium hexafluorocuprate(III)

 ( Copper Compounds ) 

Potassium hexafluorocuprate(III) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula K₃CuF₆. It is a green Paramagnetism solid, a relatively rare example of a copper(III) compound.

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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.

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See also

• Cuprate(III)
• Caesium hexafluorocuprate(IV)

Categories: Copper Compounds, Potassium Compounds, Fluoro Complexes, Metal Halides, Fluorometallates

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