Platinum Dichloride

Name:
Platinum Dichloride
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	platinous chloride
M Formula:	PtCl2
Properties:
Greenish-gray powder that forms double salts with the chlorides of the alkali metals. D 5.87, mp decomposes at red heat, yielding platinum. Soluble in hydrochloric acid and ammonium hydroxide; insoluble in water.
Derivation:
(1) By heating platinum sponge in the presence of dry chlorine; (2) by heating chloroplatinic acid to 200C.
Use:
Platinum salts.