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Platinum compounds: platinum tetrachloride

The platinum in platinum tetrachloride formally is in the oxidation state 4.

Platinum tetrachloride

Formula as often written: PtCl₄
Hill system formula: Cl₄Pt₁
CAS registry number: [13454-96-1]
Formula weight: 336.889
Class: chloride

Synonyms

platinum tetrachloride
platinum(IV) chloride
platinum chloride

Physical properties

Colour: red-brown
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 370°C (decomposes)
Boiling point:
Density: 4.303 (25°C)

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in platinum tetrachloride
Element	%
Cl	42.09
Pt	57.91

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of platinum:
Prototypical structure:

Crystal structure of platinum tetrachloride

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the PtCl₄ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Pt₁Cl₄

mass  %
330   0.0 
331   0.0 
332   1.2 _
333   0.0 
334  50.0 _________________________
335  49.8 _________________________
336 100.0 __________________________________________________
337  63.7 ________________________________
338  88.2 ____________________________________________
339  30.6 _______________
340  42.8 _____________________
341   6.5 ___
342  11.9 ______
343   0.5 
344   1.8 _
345   0.0 
346   0.1

References

The data on these compounds pages are assembled and adapted from the primary literature and several other sources including the following.

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A.F. Wells in Structural inorganic chemistry, 4th edition, Oxford, UK, 1975.
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