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Platinum compounds: platinum disulphide

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

Platinum disulphide

Formula as often written: PtS₂
Hill system formula: Pt₁S₂
CAS registry number: [12038-21-0]
Formula weight: 259.21
Class: sulphide

Synonyms

platinum disulphide
platinum(IV) sulphide
platinum disulfide
platinum sulfide
platinum sulphide
platinum(IV) sulfide

Physical properties

Colour: black or gray
Appearance: crystalline solid
Melting point: 225-250°C (decomposes)
Boiling point:
Density: 7900 kg m^-3

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Element analysis

Element percentages for the elements in platinum disulphide
Element	%
Pt	75.26
S	24.74

Synthesis

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Solid state structure

Geometry of platinum:
Prototypical structure: CdI2

Crystal structure of platinum disulphide

Isotope pattern

What follows is the calculated isotope pattern for the PtS₂ unit with the most intense ion set to 100%.

Formula: Pt₁S₂

mass  %
254   0.0 
255   0.0 
256   2.3 _
257   0.0 
258  96.1 ________________________________________________
259 100.0 __________________________________________________
260  83.8 __________________________________________
261  10.0 _____
262  27.8 ______________
263   0.6 
264   2.0 _
265   0.0 
266   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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