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Platinum(IV) chloride

≥99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Platinum tetrachloride

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Linear Formula:
PtCl4
CAS Number:
13454-96-1
Molecular Weight:
336.89
EC Number:
236-645-1
MDL number:
MFCD00011182
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24874154
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

form

powder

composition

Pt, 55-58%

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: platinum

impurities

≤1000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

mp

370 °C (dec.) (lit.)

density

4.303 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cl[Pt](Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/4ClH.Pt/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4

InChI key

FBEIPJNQGITEBL-UHFFFAOYSA-J

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General description

Platinum (IV)chloride is a weak Lewis acid used in surface modification, nanomaterialsynthesis, and catalysis.

Application

Platinum (IV) chloride can be used for the surfacemodification of crystalline and amorphous titania powders, to enhance theirphotocatalytic efficiency. Electronsinjected into the conduction band of titania due to visible light excitation ofplatinum (IV)chloride surface complex reduces oxygen to superoxide. The superoxide thusformed is responsible for the photodegradation reaction.

Platinumnanoparticles can be synthesized by reacting platinum (IV) chloride with Cyanobacteriumin an environmentally friendly method.

It can also be used as a dual catalyst forstereo- and regioselective glycosidations. Due to its ligand-bindingcapacity, platinum (IV) chloridehas an affinity for the glycosyl acceptor hydroxy group and forms the glycosidationproduct in β-configuration. It also enhances nucleophilicity differencesbetween hydroxy groups allowing regioselective glycosidation.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H314,H317,H334

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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W Macyk et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 7(9), 1862-1867 (2001-06-19)
Anatase, rutile, and amorphous titania powders were surface-modified by grinding with PtCl4 and H2[PtCl6]. Only the anatase modification afforded hybrid photocatalysts capable of degradation of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) with visible light, with sufficient stability towards decomplexation. Grinding with K2[PtCl4] produced materials
Maggy F Lengke et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 22(17), 7318-7323 (2006-08-09)
Interaction of cyanobacteria (Plectonema boryanum UTEX 485) with aqueous platinum(IV)-chloride (PtCl(4) degrees ) has been investigated at 25-100 degrees C for up to 28 days, and 180 degrees C for 1 day. The addition of PtCl(4) degrees to the cyanobacteria
Barbora Nemcova et al.
Neuro endocrinology letters, 33 Suppl 3, 173-178 (2013-01-29)
Regarding the environmental pollution, platinum group elements (PGE) are in the centre of interest of current research. These rare elements are used as effective substances in automotive catalysts to reduce pollution by emissions originating from fuel combustion. Due to their
PtCl4-catalyzed domino synthesis of fused bicyclic acetals.
Alejandro Diéguez-Vázquez et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 47(1), 209-212 (2007-12-07)
Agnieszka Jańczyk et al.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 92(1), 54-58 (2008-06-17)
Phototoxicity of titanium dioxide modified with platinum(IV)-chloride complexes, [TiO2/PtCl4], irradiated with visible light was tested on murine macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7) in vitro. Presence of antioxidants such as alpha-tocopherol or beta-carotene during photodynamic treatment significantly increased cells viability. Our
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