Platinum(IV) chloride

Platinum(IV) chloride
Names
	IUPAC name Platinum tetrachloride
	Other names Platinum(IV) chloride
Identifiers
CAS Number	13454-96-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	ionic monomer: Interactive image; coordination monomer: Interactive image; coordination polymer: Interactive image;
ChemSpider	19957150;
ECHA InfoCard	100.033.300
EC Number	236-645-1;
PubChem CID	26031;
RTECS number	TP2275500;
UNII	W3YUG71TU2 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID601014389 DTXSID00905309, DTXSID601014389 ;
	InChI InChI=1/4ClH.2Pt/h41H;;/q;;;;2+2/p-4 Key: KBPRWZWTZAMEIF-XBHQNQODAX;
	SMILES ionic monomer: [Pt+4].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-]; coordination monomer: Cl[Pt](Cl)(Cl)Cl; coordination polymer: Cl[Pt-]1(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]2([Cl+]1)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]1([Cl+]2)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]2([Cl+]1)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]1([Cl+]2)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]2([Cl+]1)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]1([Cl+]2)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]2([Cl+]1)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-2]1([Cl+]2)(Cl)(Cl)[Cl+][Pt-]([Cl+]1)(Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	PtCl4
Molar mass	336.89 g/mol
Appearance	brown-red powder
Density	4.303 g/cm3 (anhydrous) ; 2.43 g/cm3 (pentahydrate)
Melting point	370 °C (698 °F; 643 K) (decomposes)
Solubility in water	58.7 g/100 mL (anhydrous) ; very soluble (pentahydrate)
Solubility	anhydrous ; soluble in acetone ; slightly soluble in ethanol ; insoluble in ether pentahydrate ; soluble in alcohol, ether
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	−93.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Molecular shape	Square planar
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H290, H301, H314, H317, H334
Precautionary statements	P234, P260, P261, P264, P270, P272, P280, P285, P301+P310, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P304+P341, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P333+P313, P342+P311, P363, P390, P404, P405, P501
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	276 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions	Platinum(IV) bromide ; Platinum(IV) fluoride ; Platinum(IV) sulfide
Other cations	Iridium(IV) chloride
Related compounds	Platinum(II) chloride ; Platinum(VI) fluoride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Platinum(IV) chloride is the inorganic compound of platinum and chlorine with the empirical formula PtCl₄. This brown solid features platinum in the +4 oxidation state.