Platinum(II) chloride

Platinum(II) chloride
Ball-and-stick model of a Pt6Cl12 molecule in the beta polymorph of platinum(II) chloride
Names
IUPAC name
Platinum(II) chloride
Other names
Platinous chloride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 233-034-1
1744965
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2ClH.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 checkY
    Key: CLSUSRZJUQMOHH-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
  • InChI=1/2ClH.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: CLSUSRZJUQMOHH-NUQVWONBAP
  • monomer: Cl[Pt]Cl
  • hexamer: [Cl+]0[Pt-2]12[Cl+][Pt-2]34[Cl+][Pt-2]05[Cl+][Pt-2]6([Cl+]1)[Cl+][Pt-2]([Cl+]2)([Cl+]3)[Cl+][Pt-2]([Cl+]4)([Cl+]5)[Cl+]6
Properties
PtCl2
Molar mass 265.99 g/mol
Appearance dark brown powder
Density 6.05 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 581 °C (1,078 °F; 854 K)
Boiling point decomposes
insoluble
Solubility insoluble in alcohol, ether
soluble in HCl, ammonia
−54.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
hexagonal
Hazards
GHS labelling:[1]
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation markGHS08: Health hazard
Danger
H314, H315, H317, H319, H334
P260, P261, P264, P272, P280, P285, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P304+P341, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P332+P313, P333+P313, P337+P313, P342+P311, P362, P363, P405, P501
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
3423 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions
Platinum(II) bromide
Platinum(II) sulfide
Other cations
Palladium(II) chloride
Related compounds
Platinum(IV) chloride
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(II) chloride describes the inorganic compounds with the formula PtCl2. They are precursor used in the preparation of other platinum compounds. Platinum(II) chloride exists in two crystalline forms (polymorphs), but the main properties are somewhat similar: dark brown, insoluble in water, diamagnetic, and odorless.

  1. ^ "Platinum(II) chloride". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 27 December 2021.