Magnus's green salt

Magnus's green salt
Names
IUPAC name
Tetraammineplatinum(II) tetrachloroplatinate(II)
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 237-501-0
  • InChI=1S/4ClH.4H2N.2Pt/h4*1H;4*1H2;;/q;;;;4*-1;2*+2/p-4
    Key: VDZZIFNGBFCNGW-UHFFFAOYSA-J
  • [NH3+][Pt-2]([NH3+])([NH3+])[NH3+].Cl[Pt-2](Cl)(Cl)Cl
Properties
[Pt(NH3)4][PtCl4]
Molar mass 600.09 g/mol
Appearance green solid
Density 3.7 g/cm3
Melting point 320 °C (608 °F; 593 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Magnus's green salt is the inorganic compound with the formula [Pt(NH3)4][PtCl4]. This salt is named after Heinrich Gustav Magnus, who, in the early 1830s, first reported the compound. The compound is a linear chain compound, consisting of a chain of platinum atoms. It is dark green, which is unusual for platinum compounds.