| Identifiers | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
| ChemSpider | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.033.249 |
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| Properties | |
| 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 (1,746 °F; 1,225 K) [1] |
| reacts with water | |
| Structure | |
| tetragonal | |
| octahedral | |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions | Palladium(II) chloride Palladium(II) bromide Palladium(II) iodide |
Other cations | Nickel(II) fluoride Platinum(II) fluoride Platinum(IV) fluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Palladium(II) fluoride, also known as palladium difluoride, is the chemical compound of palladium and fluorine with the formula PdF2.
PdF2 is prepared by refluxing palladium(II,IV) fluoride, PdII[PdIVF6], with selenium tetrafluoride, SeF4.
Like its lighter congener nickel(II) fluoride, PdF2 adopts a rutile-type crystal structure, [2] [3] containing octahedrally coordinated palladium, which has the electronic configuration t6
2g e2
g. This configuration causes PdF2 to be paramagnetic [4] due to two unpaired electrons, one in each eg-symmetry orbital of palladium.
Palladium fluoride is an insoluble powder used in infrared optical sensors, [5] and in situations where reactivity to oxygen makes palladium oxide unsuitable.