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Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II)

Name: Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II)
Brand: ALDRICH

98%

Synonym(s):

Potassium platinum(II) chloride

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About This Item

Linear Formula:

K₂PtCl₄

CAS Number:

10025-99-7

Molecular Weight:

415.09

NACRES:

NA.23

PubChem Substance ID:

24852374

UNSPSC Code:

12352302

EC Number:

233-050-9

MDL number:

MFCD00011378

Assay:

98%

Form:

solid

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Properties

Quality Level

100

assay

98%

form

solid

reaction suitability

core: potassium

density

3.38 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].[K+].Cl[Pt--](Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/4ClH.2K.Pt/h4*1H;;;/q;;;;2*+1;+2/p-4

InChI key

RVRDLMCWUILSAH-UHFFFAOYSA-J

Description

General description

Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II) is a ruby-red crystalline solid and can be prepared by reacting potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) with cuprous chloride. It is mainly used as a reagent and inorganic catalyst in various chemical reactions. Its application includes the synthesis of other platinum compounds, organic transformations, and electroplating of metals. It is also a potential antitumor agent.

Application

Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II) can be used as:

A precursor to synthesize CO-tolerant catalyst for hydrogen-air fuel cells.
An active and stable catalyst for selective methane oxidation.
As a starting material to synthesize high-performance Pt-based phosphorescent materials for electroluminescent devices.

Features and Benefits

Reacts with bis(dithiolates) to form metal-bis(dithiolates) with applications in laser Q-switch materials, liquid crystals, optical CD recording media, bar code materials and superconductivity. Reacts with capping polymers to form shape-control colloidal platinum nanoparticles for catalysis and photocatalysts.