Hexafluoroplatinate

Platinum hexafluoride, the building block of hexafluoroplatinates.

A hexafluoroplatinate is a chemical compound which contains the hexafluoroplatinate PtF−6 anion. It is produced by combining substances with platinum hexafluoride.

Examples of hexafluoroplatinates

  • Dioxygenyl hexafluoroplatinate (O2PtF6), containing the rare dioxygenyl oxycation.
  • Xenon hexafluoroplatinate ("XePtF6"), the first noble gas compound ever synthesised. (The Xe+ ion in XePtF6 is unstable, being a radical; as a result, XePtF6 itself is unstable and quickly disproportionates into XeFPtF5, XeFPt2F11, and Xe2F3PtF6.)[1]

See also

  • Hexachloroplatinate

References

  1. ^ Holleman, A. F.; Wiberg, E. "Inorganic Chemistry" Academic Press: San Diego, 2001. ISBN 0-12-352651-5.
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