Potassium hexachloroplatinate

Potassium hexachloroplatinate is an inorganic compound. It is the salt of potassium and the hexachloroplatinate anion.

Uses

It is harder to dissolve in water than many other potassium salts, so it was used to test samples to see if they have potassium in them.[1]

Hexachloroplatinate compounds are used to make other platinum(IV) compounds. Adams' catalyst is made in two steps from potassium hexachloroplatinate.

Reduction of potassium hexachloroplatinate gives potassium tetrachloroplatinate.

References

  1. ↑ Smith, G. Frederick; Gring, J. L. (1933). "The Separation and Determination of the Alkali Metals Using Perchloric Acid. V. Perchloric Acid and Chloroplatinic Acid in the Determination of Small Amounts of Potassium in the Presence of Large Amounts of Sodium". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 55 (10): 3957–3961. Bibcode:1933JAChS..55.3957S. doi:10.1021/ja01337a007.


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