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Platinum(II) iodide

beta-PtI2 (at room temperature)
Names
IUPAC name
diiodoplatinum
Other names
Platinum diiodide, platinum(2+) diiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 232-204-2
UNII
  • InChI=1S/2HI.Pt/h2*1H;/q;;+2/p-2
    Key: ZXDJCKVQKCNWEI-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [Pt+2].[I-].[I-]
Properties
I2Pt
Molar mass 448.893 g·mol−1
Appearance black crystals
Density 6.403 g/cm3
Melting point 360 °C (680 °F; 633 K)
insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Platinum(II) iodide is a binary inorganic compound of platinum and iodine with the chemical formula PtI
2
.[1][2][3]

Synthesis[edit]

Production of platinum(II) iodide can be by heating of platinum(II) chloride with potassium iodide:

PtCl2 + 2KI → PtI2 + 2KCl

Chemical properties[edit]

Platinum(II) iodide decomposes when heated:[4]

Ptl2 → Pt + I2

Physical properties[edit]

Platinum(II) iodide forms black crystals[5] of several modifications. It is insoluble in water, ethanol, acetone, or ether, but is soluble in ethylamine and hydrogen iodide.[6]

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