Palladium(II,IV) fluoride


Palladium fluoride, also known as palladium trifluoride, is a chemical compound of palladium and fluorine. It has the empirical formula PdF3, but is better described as the mixed-valence compound palladium hexafluoropalladate, PdII, and is often written as Pd or Pd2F6.

Synthesis

Pd is the most stable product of the reaction of fluorine and metallic palladium.

Structure and properties

Pd is paramagnetic, and both Pd and Pd occupy octahedral sites in the crystal structure. The PdII-F distance is 2.17 Å, whereas the PdIV-F distance is 1.90 Å.