Palladium(II) fluoride

Palladium(II) fluoride
Identifiers
CAS number 13444-96-7 Y
Properties
Molecular formula F2Pd
Molar mass 144.42 g mol−1
Appearance pale violet crystalline solid; hygroscopic[1]
Density 5.76 g cm−3[1]
Melting point

952 °C[1]
Solubility in water reacts with water
Structure
Crystal structure tetragonal
Coordination
geometry		 octahedral
Hazards
EU Index Not listed
Related compounds
Other anions Palladium(II) chloride
Palladium(II) bromide
Palladium(II) iodide
Other cations Nickel(II) fluoride
Platinum(II) fluoride
Platinum(IV) fluoride
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Palladium(II) fluoride, also known as palladium difluoride, is the chemical compound of palladium and fluorine with the formula PdF2.

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Synthesis

PdF2 is prepared by refluxing palladium(II,IV) fluoride, PdII[PdIVF6], with selenium tetrafluoride, SeF4.

Pd[PdF6] + SeF4 → 2PdF2 + SeF6

Structure and paramagnetism

Like its lighter congener nickel(II) fluoride, PdF2 adopts a rutile-type crystal structure, containing octahedrally coordinated palladium, which has the electronic configuration t6
2g e2
g. This configuration causes PdF2 to be paramagnetic[2] due to two unpaired electrons, one in each eg-symmetry orbital of palladium.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c CRC Handbook, 89th edition
  2. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. pp. 1152–1153. ISBN 0080379419.