Platinum(II) bromide

Platinum(II) bromide
Names
IUPAC name
Platinum(II) bromide
Other names
Platinous bromide
Platinum dibromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.303 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 236-64-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2BrH.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: KGRJUMGAEQQVFK-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • Br[Pt]Br
Properties
Br2Pt
Molar mass 354.886 g/mol
Appearance Dark green powder
Density 6.65 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) (decomposes)
insol.
Structure
square planar
0 D
Hazards[1]
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 skin irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
 Platinum(II) chloride
Related compounds
 Platinum(IV) bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Platinum bromide is the chemical compound with the formula PtBr2. This dark green powder is a common precursor to other platinum-bromide compounds. Like palladium chloride and palladium(II) bromide, it is a compound that dissolves only in coordinating solvents or in the presence of donor ligands.

  1. ^ "Platinum(II) bromide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.