Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate

Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate[1]
IUPAC name Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate
Identifiers
CAS number	14735-84-3
ChemSpider	21241480 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES [Cu+2].F[B-](F)(F)F.F[B-](F)(F)F.O
InChI InChI=1S/2BF4.Cu.H2O/c2*2-1(3,4)5;;/h;;;1H2/q2*-1;+2; Y Key: JYLPBVRGTDBGBM-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/2BF4.Cu.H2O/c2*2-1(3,4)5;;/h;;;1H2/q2*-1;+2; Key: JYLPBVRGTDBGBM-UHFFFAOYAF
Properties
Molecular formula	Cu(BF4)2
Molar mass	237.155 g/mol
Appearance	solid
Solubility in water	soluble in water
Related compounds
Other anions	Copper(II) chloride Copper(II) oxide Copper(II) triflate
Other cations	Sodium tetrafluoroborate Lithium tetrafluoroborate Silver tetrafluoroborate
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Infobox references

Copper(II) tetrafluoroborate is the copper salt of tetrafluoroboric acid which involves copper in its +2 oxidation state bonded to two tetrafluoroborate anions (BF₄⁻). Tetrafluoroborate adopts a tetrahedral shape, similar to that of methane. The central boron atom has a formal charge of −1, because of its four covalent bonds. Its oxidation state is +3.^[2]

References

1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, pp. 4–56, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2 
2. ^ Copper(II) Tetrafluorborate, chemicalland21.com