Platinum(II) sulfide

Platinum(II) sulfide
Names
IUPAC name
Platinum(II) sulfide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 234-875-7
  • InChI=1S/Pt.S
    Key: JOKPITBUODAHEN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • S=[Pt]
Properties
PtS
Molar mass 227.14 g·mol−1
Appearance green solid
Related compounds
Related compounds
Platinum(IV) sulfide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Platinum(II) sulfide is the inorganic compound with the formula PtS. It is a green solid, insoluble in all solvents. The compound adopts an unusual structure, being composed of square planar Pt and tetrahedral sulfide centers.[1] A related compound is platinum disulfide, PtS2.

  1. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.