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| IUPAC name
Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate
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| Properties | |
| Cu(BF4)2 | |
| Molar mass | 237.155 g/mol |
| Appearance | blue crystal |
| soluble in water | |
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PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[2] |
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu)[2] |
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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TWA 100 mg/m3 (as Cu)[2] |
| Related compounds | |
Other anions
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Copper(II) chloride Copper(II) oxide Copper(II) triflate |
Other cations
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Sodium tetrafluoroborate Lithium tetrafluoroborate Silver tetrafluoroborate |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate is any inorganic compound with the formula Cu(H2O)x(BF4)2. As usually encountered, it is assumed to be the hexahydrate (x = 6), but this salt can be partially dehydrated to the tetrahydrate.[3] Regardless, these compounds are aquo complexes of copper in its +2 oxidation state, with two weakly coordinating tetrafluoroborate anions.
The compound is used in organic synthesis, e.g. as a Lewis acid for Diels Alder reactions, for cyclopropanation of alkenes with diazo reagents, and as a Lewis Acid in Meinwald Rearrangement reactions on Epoxides.[4] In the former two applications, the copper(II) is reduced to a copper(I) catalyst.[3][5] The compound is also used for copper electroplating in fluoroborate-based plating baths.[6]
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Categories: [Copper(II) compounds] [Tetrafluoroborates]