Platinum (II, IV) chloride

Crystal structure
__ Pt 4+      __ Pt 2+      __ Cl -
General
Surname	Platinum (II, IV) chloride
other names	Platinum trichloride Platinum chloride (ambiguous)
Ratio formula	PtCl 3
Brief description	black-green solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 25909-39-1 EC number 247-332-4 ECHA InfoCard 100.043.015 PubChem 420480 Wikidata Q4498227
properties
Molar mass	301.44 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
density	5.26 g cm −3
Melting point	435 ° C (decomposition)
solubility	very slowly soluble in cold water
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Platinum (II, IV) chloride is an inorganic chemical compound of platinum from the group of chlorides .

Extraction and presentation

Platinum (II, IV) chloride can be obtained by reacting platinum with chlorine in a temperature gradient of 400 - 600 ° C.

properties

Platinum (II, IV) chloride is a dark solid. It has a trigonal crystal structure with the space group R 3 (space group no. 148) and the lattice parameters a = 2123.5 pm and c = 855 pm.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Jean d'Ans, Ellen Lax, Roger Blachnik: Pocket book for chemists and physicists . Springer DE, 1998, ISBN 3-642-58842-5 , pp. 676 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Georg Brauer (Ed.) U. a .: Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry. 3rd, revised edition. Volume III, Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-432-87823-0 , p. 1710.
3. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.