Chloropentammineplatinum chloride

Chloropentammineplatinum chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula [PtCl(NH₃)₅]Cl₃. It is a chloride salt of the coordination complex [PtCl(NH₃)₅]⁺. It is a white, water soluble solid.

The compound is prepared by treating potassium hexachloroplatinate with aqueous ammonia:

K₂PtCl₆ + 5 NH₃ → [PtCl(NH₃)₅]Cl₃ + 2 KCl

Related platinum(IV) ammines

The title complex is one of several platinum ammine complexes.

• Hexaammineplatinum(IV) chloride
• Trichlorotriammineplatinum(IV) chloride
• cis-Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV)
• trans-Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV) (RN 16986-23-5)

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