Copper(II) perchlorate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . The anhydrous solid is rarely encountered but several hydrates are known. Most important is the perchlorate salt of the aquo complex copper(II) perchlorate hexahydrate, .[1]
Infrared spectroscopic studies of anhydrous copper(II) perchlorate provided some of the first evidence for the binding of perchlorate anion to a metal ion.[2] The structure of this compound was eventually deduced by X-ray crystallography. Copper resides in a distorted octahedral environment and the perchlorate ligands bridge between the Cu(II) centers.[3]
Like other perchlorates, copper(II) perchlorate is a strong oxidant.