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Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II)

Name: Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II)
Brand: ALDRICH

≥99.9% trace metals basis

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:

24874175

UNSPSC Code:

12352302

EC Number:

233-050-9

MDL number:

MFCD00011378

Assay:

≥99.9% trace metals basis

Grade:

synthesis grade

Form:

powder or crystals

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Properties

grade

synthesis grade

assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

form

powder or crystals

composition

Pt, ≥46.2%

reaction suitability

core: potassium

impurities

≤1000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

density

3.38 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

(Boron (B)≤ 0.8 ppm)

cation traces

As: ≤101.9 ppm, Ca: ≤1.5 ppm, Cd: ≤0.3 ppm, Cs: ≤22.5 ppm, Fe: ≤3.1 ppm, Ir: ≤2.9 ppm, Li: ≤4.2 ppm, Na: ≤53.0 ppm, Pd: ≤7.8 ppm, Sb: ≤29.3 ppm, W: ≤6.3 ppm, Zn: ≤0.5 ppm

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 crystalline solid that contains platinum in the +2 oxidation state and is soluble in water. It is widely used in the field of nanomaterial synthesis, catalysis, and energy storage.

Application

Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II) can be used:

As a precursor to prepare platinum nanoparticles and mesoporous platinum nanospheres with tunable pore sizes.
As a catalyst for selective methane oxidation through C-H activation. In addition, to synthesize octahedral Pd@Pt1.8Ni nanocrystals with an ultrathin PtNi alloy shell. The nanocrystals exhibited better ORR activity and durability than the commercial Pt/C for fuel cells.
To prepare Pt atomic clusters were synthesized using a one-step carbon-defect-driven electroless deposition method. These catalysts demonstrated low overpotential, high activity for the hydrogen evolution reaction, exceptional stability, and improved utilization efficiency of Pt. The Pt-AC/DG (Atomic Clusters/Defective Graphene) cathode showed excellent hydrogen production activity, remarkable stability, and significantly reduced Pt usage compared to the Pt/C catalyst.
As a starting material to synthesize cyclometalated platinum(II) complexes with long-lived luminescence in solution.

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.