title: Palladium tetrafluoride
text: # 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.
  
  