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Caesium hexafluorocuprate(IV)

Caesium hexafluorocuprate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a red solid that degrades upon contact with water. It was first prepared by heating and caesium fluoride at 410 Ã‚°C under 350 atmospheres of fluorine:

2 CsCuCl<sub>3</sub> + 2 CsF + 5 F<sub>2</sub> → 2 Cs<sub>2</sub>CuF<sub>6</sub> + 3 Cl<sub>2</sub>

The anion [CuF<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2-</sup> is a rare example of a copper(IV) complex. In terms of its electronic structure, the anion has a low-spin d<sup>7</sup> configuration. It is thus susceptible to Jahn-Teller distortion.

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