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| IUPACName = potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV)
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| CASNo =  17218-47-2
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| EINECS = 625-130-0
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| SMILES = [K+].[K+].F[Ni-2](F)(F)(F)(F)F
| InChI = InChI=1S/6FH.2K.Ni/h6*1H;;;/q;;;;;;2*+1;+4/p-6
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| Formula = K<sub>2</sub>NiF<sub>6</sub>
| MolarMass = 250.880
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'''Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV)''' is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula {{chem|K|2|NiF|6}}.  It can be produced through the reaction of [[potassium fluoride]], [[nickel dichloride]], and [[fluorine]].

It reacts violently with water, releasing oxygen.  It dissolves in anhydrous [[hydrogen fluoride]] to produce a light-red solution.  Potassium hexafluoronickelate(IV) decomposes at 350&nbsp;°C, forming potassium hexafluoronickelate(III), [[nickel(II) fluoride]], and [[fluorine]]:<ref>{{in lang|zh-hans}}{{cite book|title=《无机化学丛书》第九卷：锰分族、铁系、铂系|pages=P333|author=张青莲|isbn=7-03-002238-6|location=北京|publisher=科学出版社}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=December 2013}}<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Stein |first=Lawrence |last2=Neil |first2=John M. |last3=Alms |first3=Gregory R. |date=November 1969 |title=Properties of potassium hexafluoronickelates(III) and -(IV). Absorption spectra of nickel(III) and -(IV) in hydrogen fluoride solutions |url=https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ic50081a045 |journal=Inorganic Chemistry |language=en |volume=8 |issue=11 |pages=2472–2476 |doi=10.1021/ic50081a045 |issn=0020-1669}}</ref>

:<math>\rm \ 3 K_2NiF_6 \xrightarrow{\Delta} 2 K_3NiF_6 + NiF_2 + 2 F_2</math>
[[Image:Mg2FeH6 from X-ray.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Chemical structure of solid K<sub>2</sub>NiF<sub>6</sub> as determined by X-ray crystallography.]]

Potassium hexafluoronickelate is a strong oxidant. It can turn [[chlorine pentafluoride]] and [[bromine pentafluoride]] into {{chem|ClF|6|+}} and {{chem|BrF|6|+}}, respectively:<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1021/ic001024|title=Novel Synthesis of ClF<sub>6</sub><sup>+</sup> and BrF<sub>6</sub><sup>+</sup> Salts|year=2001|last1=Schroer|first1=Thorsten|last2=Christe|first2=Karl O.|journal=Inorganic Chemistry|volume=40|issue=10|pages=2415–9|pmid=11327921}}</ref>

:<math>\rm \ K_2NiF_6 + 5 AsF_5 + XF_5 \xrightarrow{aHF} XF_6AsF_6 + Ni(AsF_6)_2 + 2KAsF_6</math>
:( X = Cl or Br , -60 °C , aHF = anhydrous hydrogen fluoride).

Potassium hexafluoronickelate decomposes at high temperatures to release fluorine gas; like [[terbium(IV) fluoride]], the emitted fluorine is primarily monatomic rather than the typical diatomic.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rau |first1=J. V. |last2=Chilingarov |first2=N. S. |last3=Leskiv |first3=M. S. |last4=Sukhoverkhov |first4=V. F. |last5=Rossi Albertini |first5=V. |last6=Sidorov |first6=L. N. |title=Transition and rare earth metal fluorides as thermal sources of atomic and molecular fluorine |journal=Le Journal de Physique IV |date=August 2001 |volume=11 |issue=PR3 |pages=Pr3–109–Pr3-113 |doi=10.1051/jp4:2001314}}</ref>

It adopts the structure seen for K<sub>2</sub>PtCl<sub>6</sub> and Mg<sub>2</sub>FeH<sub>6</sub>.<ref>Taylor, J. C. "A comparison of profile decomposition and Rietveld methods for structurtal refinement with powder diffraction data" Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 1987, volume 181, p151-160.</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Potassium compounds]]
[[Category:Nickel complexes]]
[[Category:Fluoro complexes]]


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