Palladium tetrafluoride
# Palladium tetrafluoride

Palladium (IV) fluoride, also known as palladium tetrafluoride, is the chemical compound of palladium and fluorine with the chemical formula $PdF_4.$ The palladium atoms in $PdF_4$ are in the +4 oxidation state.

## Synthesis

Palladium tetrafluoride has been prepared by reacting palladium(II,IV) fluoride with fluorine gas at pressures around 7 atm and at 300 °C for several days.

## Reactivity

$PdF_4$ is a strong oxidising agent and undergoes rapid hydrolysis in moist air.

