Platinum(II) bromide

Platinum bromide is the chemical compound with the formula PtBr2. This dark green powder is a common precursor to other platinum-bromide compounds. Like palladium chloride and palladium(II) bromide, it is a compound that dissolves only in coordinating solvents or in the presence of donor ligands.

Platinum(II) bromide
Names
IUPAC name
Platinum(II) bromide
Other names
Platinous bromide
Platinum dibromide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.033.303
EC Number
  • 236-64-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2BrH.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: KGRJUMGAEQQVFK-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • Br[Pt]Br
Properties
Br2Pt
Molar mass 354.886 g/mol
Appearance Dark green powder
Density 6.65 g/cm3, solid
Melting point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) (decomposes)
insol.
Structure
square planar
0 D
Hazards[1]
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 skin irritant
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
 Platinum(II) chloride
Related compounds
 Platinum(IV) bromide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Illustrative use

Transition metal carbene complexes of platinum can be prepared by heating platinum bromide with the imidazolium salt NHC precursors and sodium acetate in dimethyl sulfoxide.[2]

References
  1. "Platinum(II) bromide". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. Muehlhofer M.; Strassner T.; Herdtweck E.; Herrmann W.A. (2002). "Synthesis and structural characterization of novel bridged platinum(II) biscarbene complexes". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 660 (2): 121–126. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01670-4.


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