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Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV)

≥99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Dipotassium hexachloroplatinate, Dipotassium platinum hexachloride, Platinic potassium chloride, Platinum potassium chloride, Potassium chloroplatinate, Potassium platinum(IV) chloride, Potassium platinum(IV) hexachloride

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Linear Formula:
K2PtCl6
CAS Number:
16921-30-5
Molecular Weight:
485.99
EC Number:
240-979-3
MDL number:
MFCD00011389
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
24874176
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

composition

Pt, 38-41%

reaction suitability

core: platinum
reagent type: catalyst

mp

250 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].Cl[Pt--](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/6ClH.2K.Pt/h6*1H;;;/q;;;;;;2*+1;+4/p-6

InChI key

DPAIVKJGTXERIM-UHFFFAOYSA-H

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Application

Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) can be used as a reactant to synthesize compounds such as chloropentaammineplatinum(IV), platinum triselenide, trans-dichloro(ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoato)platinum(IV) and tetrachloro(O,O-dialkyl-ethylenediamine-N,N′-di-3-propanoato)platinum(IV) complexes.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

does not flash

Flash Point(C)

does not flash

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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On the sulfides, selenides and tellurides of platinum.
Gr?nvold F, et al.
Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 14(9), 1879-1893 (1960)
Complex compounds of platinum (IV) and O, O-dialkyl-ethylenediamine-N, N?-di-3-propanoate ligands. A structural evidence for geometry of hydrolytic product of some esters.
Sabo T, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 7(2), 241-244 (2004)
Outer-sphere one-equivalent changes in the vanadium (II) reductions of hexachloroplatinate (IV) and chloropentaammineplatinum (IV).
Bakac A, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 14(10), 2540-2543 (1975)
Hongliang Li et al.
Nature nanotechnology, 13(5), 411-417 (2018-03-21)
Exploring the interaction between two neighbouring monomers has great potential to significantly raise the performance and deepen the mechanistic understanding of heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we demonstrate that the synergetic interaction between neighbouring Pt monomers on MoS2 greatly enhanced the CO2
Saurabh Samuchiwal et al.
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