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Palladium tetrafluoride

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Palladium tetrafluoride

Related compounds
  
Palladium(II) fluoride Palladium(II,IV) fluoride

Appearance
  
pink or brick-red crystalline solid

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.

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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.

Reactivity

PdF4 is a strong oxidising agent and undergoes rapid hydrolysis in moist air.

References

Palladium tetrafluoride Wikipedia