Palladium tetrafluoride

Palladium(IV) fluoride

Identifiers
CAS Number	13709-55-2
Properties
Chemical formula	F4Pd
Molar mass	182.41 g·mol^−1
Appearance	pink[1] or brick-red[2] crystalline solid
Related compounds
Other cations	Platinum(IV) fluoride
Related compounds	Palladium(II) fluoride Palladium(II,IV) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Palladium(IV) fluoride, also known as palladium tetrafluoride, is the chemical compound of palladium and fluorine with the chemical formula PdF₄. The palladium atoms in PdF₄ are in the +4 oxidation state.^[2][3]

Synthesis

Palladium tetrafluoride has been prepared by reacting palladium(II,IV) fluoride with fluorine gas at pressures around 7 atm and at 300 °C for several days.^[1]

Reactivity

PdF₄ is a strong oxidising agent and undergoes rapid hydrolysis in moist air.^[1]

See also

• Palladium fluorides

References

1. Rao, P. R.; Tressaud, A.; Bartlett, N. (1976). "The tetrafluorides of iridium, rhodium and palladium". J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem. 28: 23–28. doi:10.1016/0022-1902(76)80588-X.
2. Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0-08-037941-9.
3. Housecroft, C. E.; Sharpe, A. G. (2008). Inorganic Chemistry (3rd ed.). Prentice Hall. pp. 788–789. ISBN 978-0131755536.