Platinum(II) fluoride

Platinum(II) fluoride
Names
	Other names Platinum difluoride, difluoroplatinum
Identifiers
CAS Number	18820-56-9;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	123853;
PubChem CID	140429;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90172169;
	InChI InChI=1S/2FH.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2 Key: FXGFZZYDXMUETH-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES F[Pt]F;
Properties
Chemical formula	F2Pt
Molar mass	233.081 g·mol−1
Appearance	yellow crystals
Solubility in water	insoluble
Related compounds
Related compounds	Palladium difluoride
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Platinum(II) fluoride is a binary chemical compound of platinum and fluorine with the chemical formula PtF
₂.^[1]^[2] Some sources claim that its existence is uncertain.^[3]^[4]

Synthesis

Effect of fluorine on heated platinum wire at 500-600 °C:^[5]

Pt + F₂ → PtF₂

Physical properties

The compound forms yellow crystals. Insoluble in water.

Chemical properties

Platinum difluoride decomposes under strong heating:

PtF₂ → Pt + F₂

References

^ "Platinum difluoride". NIST. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Nikitin, M. I. (1 August 2008). "Thermal behavior of platinum fluorides: III. Platinum difluoride and trifluoride". Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 53 (8): 1292–1296. doi:10.1134/S0036023608080238. ISSN 1531-8613. S2CID 93184337. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3158. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ McAvoy, J.; Moss, K. C.; Sharp, D. W. A. (1 January 1965). "240. Phosphine and phosphite complexes of platinum(II) fluoride". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 1376–1379. doi:10.1039/JR9650001376. ISSN 0368-1769. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^ "Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry". Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). Society of Chemical Industry.: 186 28 February 1890. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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[1] "Platinum difluoride". NIST. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[2] Nikitin, M. I. (1 August 2008). "Thermal behavior of platinum fluorides: III. Platinum difluoride and trifluoride". Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. 53 (8): 1292–1296. doi:10.1134/S0036023608080238. ISSN 1531-8613. S2CID 93184337. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[3] Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3158. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[4] McAvoy, J.; Moss, K. C.; Sharp, D. W. A. (1 January 1965). "240. Phosphine and phosphite complexes of platinum(II) fluoride". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 1376–1379. doi:10.1039/JR9650001376. ISSN 0368-1769. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[5] "Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry". Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). Society of Chemical Industry.: 186 28 February 1890. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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