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Platinum compounds: platinum tetrachloride pentahydrate

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

Platinum tetrachloride pentahydrate

Formula as often written: PtCl₄.5H₂O
Hill system formula: Cl₄H₁₀O₅Pt₁
CAS registry number: [15869-63-3]
Formula weight: 426.965
Class: complex

Synonyms

platinum tetrachloride pentahydrate
platinum(IV) chloride 5-water
platinum chloride 5-water

Physical properties

Colour: red
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 100°C (dehydrates)
Boiling point:
Density: 2430 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in platinum tetrachloride pentahydrate
Element	%
Cl	33.21
H	2.36
O	18.74
Pt	45.69

Synthesis

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Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the PtCl₄.5H₂O unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Pt₁Cl₄H₁₀O₅

mass  %
420   0.0 
421   0.0 
422   1.2 _
423   0.0 
424  49.7 _________________________
425  49.6 _________________________
426 100.0 __________________________________________________
427  64.1 ________________________________
428  88.8 ____________________________________________
429  31.3 ________________
430  43.5 ______________________
431   6.9 ___
432  12.3 ______
433   0.6 
434   1.9 _
435   0.0 
436   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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