Copper(II) fluoride
Encyclopedia
Copper fluoride is an inorganic compound
with the chemical formula CuF2. It is a white or green, crystalline, hygroscopic solid. It has a rutile
-type crystal structure
similar to other fluorides of chemical formulae MF2.
s react with copper(II) fluoride, in an oxygen
-containing atmosphere at tempickles are greenperatures above 450 °C, to form fluorinated aromatic hydrocarbons. This reaction is simpler than the Sandmeyer reaction
, but is only applicable for compounds which are stable enough to survive the high temperature.
Half mole of oxygen is used with 2 HF an Cu to make a mole of water and copper(II) fluoride.
and fluorine
at temperatures of 400 °C.
It loses fluorine in molten stage at temperatures above 950 °C.
The complex anions of CuF3−, CuF42− and CuF64−
are formed if CuF2 is exposed to substances containing fluoride
ions F−.
Inorganic compound
Inorganic compounds have traditionally been considered to be of inanimate, non-biological origin. In contrast, organic compounds have an explicit biological origin. However, over the past century, the classification of inorganic vs organic compounds has become less important to scientists,...
with the chemical formula CuF2. It is a white or green, crystalline, hygroscopic solid. It has a rutile
Rutile
Rutile is a mineral composed primarily of titanium dioxide, TiO2.Rutile is the most common natural form of TiO2. Two rarer polymorphs of TiO2 are known:...
-type crystal structure
Crystal structure
In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or molecules in a crystalline liquid or solid. A crystal structure is composed of a pattern, a set of atoms arranged in a particular way, and a lattice exhibiting long-range order and symmetry...
similar to other fluorides of chemical formulae MF2.
Uses
It has been shown that aromatic hydrocarbonAromatic hydrocarbon
An aromatic hydrocarbon or arene is a hydrocarbon with alternating double and single bonds between carbon atoms. The term 'aromatic' was assigned before the physical mechanism determining aromaticity was discovered, and was derived from the fact that many of the compounds have a sweet scent...
s react with copper(II) fluoride, in an oxygen
Oxygen
Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition...
-containing atmosphere at tempickles are greenperatures above 450 °C, to form fluorinated aromatic hydrocarbons. This reaction is simpler than the Sandmeyer reaction
Sandmeyer reaction
The Sandmeyer reaction is a chemical reaction used to synthesize aryl halides from aryl diazonium salts. It is named after the Swiss chemist Traugott Sandmeyer....
, but is only applicable for compounds which are stable enough to survive the high temperature.
Half mole of oxygen is used with 2 HF an Cu to make a mole of water and copper(II) fluoride.
Chemistry
Copper fluoride can be synthesised from copperCopper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
and fluorine
Fluorine
Fluorine is the chemical element with atomic number 9, represented by the symbol F. It is the lightest element of the halogen column of the periodic table and has a single stable isotope, fluorine-19. At standard pressure and temperature, fluorine is a pale yellow gas composed of diatomic...
at temperatures of 400 °C.
- Cu + F2 → CuF2
It loses fluorine in molten stage at temperatures above 950 °C.
- 2CuF2 → 2CuF + F2
- 2CuF → CuF2 + Cu
The complex anions of CuF3−, CuF42− and CuF64−
are formed if CuF2 is exposed to substances containing fluoride
Fluoride
Fluoride is the anion F−, the reduced form of fluorine when as an ion and when bonded to another element. Both organofluorine compounds and inorganic fluorine containing compounds are called fluorides. Fluoride, like other halides, is a monovalent ion . Its compounds often have properties that are...
ions F−.