Hexachloroplatinate Explained

Hexachloroplatinate is an anion with the chemical formula [PtCl₆]²⁻.

Chemical compounds containing the hexachloroplatinate anion include:

• Chloroplatinic acid (or dihydrogen hexachloroplatinate), H₂PtCl₆
• Ammonium hexachloroplatinate, (NH₄)₂PtCl₆
• Potassium hexachloroplatinate, K₂PtCl₆
• Sodium hexachloroplatinate, Na₂PtCl₆

Related compounds/anions

• The unstable hexachloropalladic acid (H₂PdCl₆)
• Hexachloropalladate
• Hexafluoroplatinate