Synthesis and Reactivity
It can be formed by the reduction of copper(II) fluoride. Unlike copper(I) chloride, copper(I) fluoride tends to disproportionate into copper(II) fluoride and copper in a one to one ratio at ambient conditions, unless it is stabilised through complexation as in the example of .
- 2CuF → Cu + CuF2
As a result of this disproportiontion, samples slowly become light cyan in colour, the colour of copper(II) fluoride.
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