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

Application

The direct use is in the manufacture of platinum asbestos, which is used as a catalyst, and also in the production of cisplatin, a cancer drug that is particularly effective against ovarian and testicular cancers.

Platinum (IV) Chloride-MSDS.pdf