Platinum Chloride(PtCl4)-Powder

Characteristic

Platinum(IV) chloride is the inorganic compound of platinum and chlorine with the empirical formula PtCl4. This brown solid features platinum in the 4+ oxidation state.

Chemical formula:PtCl₄

Molar mass:336.89 g/mol

Appearance:brown-red powder

Density:4.303 g/cm³ (anhydrous);2.43 g/cm³ (pentahydrate)

Melting point:370 °C (698 °F; 643 K) decomposes

Boiling point:decomposes

Solubility in water:58.7 g/100 mL (anhydrous);very soluble (pentahydrate) Solubility anhydrous

soluble in acetone:slightly soluble in ethanol;insoluble in ether pentahydrate soluble in alcohol, ether

Magnetic susceptibility (χ):−93.0·10−6 cm³/mol

Molecular shape:Square planar

Application

Platinum(IV) chloride is used as a catalyst and analytical reagent. Further, it is used in the production of semiconductor epitaxy and in electroplating process. It is involved in the preparation of platinum(II) chloride .