Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV)

Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula K
2
NiF
6
. It can be produced through the reaction of potassium fluoride, nickel dichloride, and fluorine.

Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV)
Names
IUPAC name
potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 625-130-0
  • InChI=1S/6FH.2K.Ni/h6*1H;;;/q;;;;;;2*+1;+4/p-6
  • [K+].[K+].F[Ni-2](F)(F)(F)(F)F
Properties
K2NiF6
Molar mass 250.880
Hazards[1]
GHS labelling:
GHS06: ToxicGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H302, H312, H317, H331, H350
P201, P261, P280, P304+P340, P405, P501
Safety data sheet (SDS) External SDS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

It reacts violently with water, releasing oxygen. It dissolves in anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to produce a light-red solution. Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV) decomposes at 350 °C, forming potassium hexafluoronickelate(III), nickel(II) fluoride, and fluorine:[2][better source needed][3]

Chemical structure of solid K2NiF6 as determined by X-ray crystallography.

Potassium hexafluoronickelate is a strong oxidant. It can turn chlorine pentafluoride and bromine pentafluoride into ClF+
6
and BrF+
6
, respectively:[4]

( X = Cl or Br , -60 °C , aHF = anhydrous hydrogen fluoride).

Potassium hexafluoronickelate decomposes at high temperatures to release fluorine gas; like terbium(IV) fluoride, the emitted fluorine is primarily monatomic rather than the typical diatomic.[5]

It adopts the structure seen for K2PtCl6 and Mg2FeH6.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Potassium Hexafluoronickelate(IV)". American Elements. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ (in Chinese)张青莲. 《无机化学丛书》第九卷:锰分族、铁系、铂系. 北京: 科学出版社. pp. P333. ISBN 7-03-002238-6.
  3. ^ Stein, Lawrence; Neil, John M.; Alms, Gregory R. (November 1969). "Properties of potassium hexafluoronickelates(III) and -(IV). Absorption spectra of nickel(III) and -(IV) in hydrogen fluoride solutions". Inorganic Chemistry. 8 (11): 2472–2476. doi:10.1021/ic50081a045. ISSN 0020-1669.
  4. ^ Schroer, Thorsten; Christe, Karl O. (2001). "Novel Synthesis of ClF6+ and BrF6+ Salts". Inorganic Chemistry. 40 (10): 2415–9. doi:10.1021/ic001024. PMID 11327921.
  5. ^ Rau, J. V.; Chilingarov, N. S.; Leskiv, M. S.; Sukhoverkhov, V. F.; Rossi Albertini, V.; Sidorov, L. N. (August 2001). "Transition and rare earth metal fluorides as thermal sources of atomic and molecular fluorine". Le Journal de Physique IV. 11 (PR3): Pr3–109–Pr3-113. doi:10.1051/jp4:2001314.
  6. ^ Taylor, J. C. "A comparison of profile decomposition and Rietveld methods for structurtal refinement with powder diffraction data" Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 1987, volume 181, p151-160.