Platinum(II) chloride
ALDRICH/520632 - ≥99.9% trace metals basis
Synonym: Platinum dichloride
CAS Number: 10025-65-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): Cl2Pt
Molecular Weight: 265.98
MDL Number: MFCD00011181
Linear Formula: PtCl2
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | PEM fuel cells homogeneous catalyst material synthesis precursor |
| assay | ≥99.9% trace metals basis |
| density | 6.05 g/mL at 25 °C |
| form | powder |
| impurities | ≤1000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/2ClH.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p |
| InChI key | CLSUSRZJUQMOHH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 581 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | core: platinum |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| SMILES string | Cl[Pt]Cl |
| Application: | Platinum(II) chloride can be used: • As a precursor to synthesize Pt nanoparticles. • To fabricate Ag-nanostructured grid transparent conductive electrodes. • As a catalyst for intramolecular C−N bond addition of amides to alkynes. • As a catalyst for cycloisomerization reactions of hydroxylated enynes. |
| General description: | Platinum(II) chloride is a dark brown crystalline solid that exhibits high thermal stability and is widely used in catalysis and nanomaterial synthesis. |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H317 - H334 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P272 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34-42/43 |
| Safety Statements | 22-26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3260 8 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.9% trace metals basis |
| mp | 581 °C (dec.) (lit.) |
| Density | 6.05 g/mL at 25 °C |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |



