Platinum tetrafluoride

Platinum tetrafluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Platinum(IV) fluoride
Other names
Platinum tetrafluoride
Platinous fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/4FH.Pt/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: VFKKSKGQZDULMV-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • F[Pt](F)(F)F
Properties
F4Pt
Molar mass 271.078[1]
Appearance red-orange solid[1]
Density 7.08 g/cm3 (calc.)[2]
Melting point 600 °C (1,112 °F; 873 K)[1]
+455.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Orthorhombic, oF40
Fdd2, No. 43[2]
a = 0.9284 nm, b = 0.959 nm, c = 0.5712 nm
Related compounds
Other anions
Platinum(IV) bromide
Platinum(IV) chloride
Related compounds
Platinum(V) fluoride
Platinum(VI) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Platinum tetrafluoride is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula PtF
4
. In the solid state, the compound features platinum(IV) in octahedral coordination geometry.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4.81. ISBN 1-4398-5511-0.
  2. ^ a b c Mueller, B. G.; Serafin, M. (1992). "Single-crystal investigations on PtF4 and PtF5". European Journal of Solid State Inorganic Chemistry. 29: 625–633. doi:10.1002/chin.199245006.[full citation needed]