The oxidising and fluoride ion acceptor properties of uranium hexafluoride in acetonitrile
Abstract
Metallic copper, cadmium, and thallium are oxidised by uranium hexafluoride in acetonitrile at ambient temperatures to give solutions of copper(II), cadmium(II), and thallium(III) hexafluorouranates(V). After removal of solvent, these salts were obtained as solvates. Copper(II) fluoride reacts with uranium hexafluoride in acetonitrile to give copper(II) heptafluorouranate(VI).