Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV)

• Potassium nickel (IV ) fluoride
• Kaliumhexafluoroniccolat (IV)

Red solid

Fixed

3.03 g · cm -3

Reacts with water

Risk

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Kaliumhexafluoronickelat (IV) is an inorganic chemical compound consisting of the group consisting of potassium fluoride complexes.

Production and representation

Kaliumhexafluoronickelat (IV) can be obtained by the reaction of potassium chloride with nickel ( II) chloride and fluorinated at 275 ° C.

Properties

Kaliumhexafluoronickelat (IV) is a diamagnetic bright red salt, which reacts with the water with evolution of gas and formation of a black precipitate. It is reduced by hydrogen at 200 ° C and has a crystal structure of potassium hexachloroplatinate (IV) type.

Use

Kaliumhexafluoronickelat (IV) is used as starting material for the production of the strong oxidation and fluorinating of nickel ( III ) fluoride, and nickel (IV ) fluoride. It is used in the organic chemistry as the fluorinating agent.