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[[File:Copper complexes.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Left: [[Copper(II) chloride]] solution, Center: Precipitate of [[copper oxychloride]] after the addition of ammonia, Right: More ammonia was added, dissolving the precipitate and forming the tetraamine copper(II) complex.]]
 
[[File:Copper complexes.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Left: [[Copper(II) chloride]] solution, Center: Precipitate of [[copper oxychloride]] after the addition of ammonia, Right: More ammonia was added, dissolving the precipitate and forming the tetraamine copper(II) complex.]]
The '''tetraammine copper(II) complex, '''also called the cuprammonium complex,''' '''is an ionic complex of copper with the formula [Cu(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>. It has an intense ultramarine blue coloration to the naked eye but when portayed digitally is somewhat muted in color. It is formed by the addition of [[ammonia]] to solutions of copper(II) ions, or by dissolving basic copper compounds in aqueous ammonia. The ion is the main constituent of the compounds [[Schweizer's reagent]] and [[tetraammine copper(II) sulfate]], among others.
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The '''tetraammine copper(II) complex''', also called '''the cuprammonium complex''', is an ionic complex of [[copper]] with the formula '''[Cu(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>'''.
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==Properties==
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It has an intense ultramarine blue coloration to the naked eye but when portrayed digitally is somewhat muted in color.
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==Preparation==
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The copper-ammonia complex can be formed by the addition of [[ammonia]] to solutions of copper(II) ions, or by dissolving basic copper compounds in aqueous ammonia. The ion is the main constituent of the compounds [[Schweizer's reagent]] and [[tetraammine copper(II) sulfate]], among others.
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==References==
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===Relevant Sciencemadness threads===
  
 
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Revision as of 22:24, 5 January 2016

Left: Copper(II) chloride solution, Center: Precipitate of copper oxychloride after the addition of ammonia, Right: More ammonia was added, dissolving the precipitate and forming the tetraamine copper(II) complex.

The tetraammine copper(II) complex, also called the cuprammonium complex, is an ionic complex of copper with the formula [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+.

Properties

It has an intense ultramarine blue coloration to the naked eye but when portrayed digitally is somewhat muted in color.

Preparation

The copper-ammonia complex can be formed by the addition of ammonia to solutions of copper(II) ions, or by dissolving basic copper compounds in aqueous ammonia. The ion is the main constituent of the compounds Schweizer's reagent and tetraammine copper(II) sulfate, among others.

References

Relevant Sciencemadness threads