Chloropentammineplatinum chloride explained

Chloropentammineplatinum chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula . It is a chloride salt of the coordination complex . It is a white, water soluble solid.

The compound is prepared by treating potassium hexachloroplatinate with aqueous ammonia:^[1]

Related platinum(IV) ammines

The title complex is one of several platinum ammine complexes.

• Hexaammineplatinum(IV) chloride
• Trichlorotriammineplatinum(IV) chloride^[2]
• cis-Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV)^[3]
• trans-Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV) (RN 16986-23-5)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: 10.1002/9780470132555.ch74 . Pentaammineplatinum(IV) Complexes . Inorganic Syntheses . 1986 . Curtis . Neville J. . Lawrance . Geoffrey A. . Sargeson . Alan M. . Johnson . Ronald C. . 24 . 277–279 . 9780471834410 .
2. Synthesis of Cleve's salts [Pt(NH₃)₃Cl]Cl and [Pt(NH₃)₃Cl₃]Cl. Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii. 39. 223-5. 1966. Gildengershel, Kh. I..
3. Book: 10.1002/9780470132388.ch62 . cis ‐ and trans ‐Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV) . Inorganic Syntheses . 1963 . Kauffman . George B. . Slusarczuk . George . Kirschner . Stanley . 7 . 236–238 . 9780470131664 .