Platinum(IV) iodide

Platinum(IV) iodide
Names
IUPAC name
tetraiodoplatinum
Other names
Platinum tetraiodide, platinic iodide, platinum(4+) tetraiodide
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.280
EC Number
  • 232-207-9
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/4HI.Pt/h4*1H;/q;;;;+4/p-4
    Key: RNJPWBVOCUGBGY-UHFFFAOYSA-J
SMILES
  • I[Pt](I)(I)I
Properties
Chemical formula
I4Pt
Molar mass 702.702 g·mol−1
Appearance brown crystals
Density 6.06 g/cm3
Melting point 130 °C (266 °F; 403 K)
Solubility in water
decomposes in water
Related compounds
Related compounds
Iridium tetraiodide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Platinum(IV) iodide is an inorganic compound with the formula PtI4.[1] it is a dark brown diamagnetic solid and is one of several binary iodides of platinum.

Preparation

Platinum(IV) iodide can be prepared from the effect of iodine on platinum:[2]

Pt + 2I2 → PtI4

Iodide accelerates this process.[3]

It can also be obtained from the decomposition of hydrogen hexaiodoplatinate(IV) at 80 °C:

H2[PtI6] → PtI4 + 2HI

Physical properties

Platinum(IV) iodide forms dark brown crystals of several modifications:[4]

  • α-PtI4, rhombic crystal system, spatial group P bca,[5] cell parameters a = 1.290 nm, b = 1.564 nm, c = 0.690 nm, Z = 8;
  • β-PtI4, cubic crystal system, spatial group P m3m, cell parameters a = 0.56 nm, Z = 1;
  • γ-PtI4, tetragonal crystal system, spatial group I 41/a, cell parameters a = 0.677 nm, c = 3.110 nm, Z = 8.

Platinum(IV) iodide decomposes in water. It is also soluble in ethanol, acetone, alkali, HI, KI, liquid NH3.[6]

Chemical properties

It decomposes when heated:

PtI4 → Pt + 2I2

When dissolved in hydroiodic acid, platinum(IV) iodide forms hydrogen hexaiodoplatinate(IV):

PtI4 + 2HI → H2[PtI6]

References

  1. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. doi:10.1016/C2009-0-30414-6. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  2. ^ Wicks, Charles E.; Block, Frank E. (1963). Thermodynamic Properties of 65 Elements: Their Oxides, Halides, Carbides and Nitrides. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 92. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  3. ^ Olsen, Espen; Hagen, Georg; Eric Lindquist, Sten (2000). "Dissolution of platinum in methoxy propionitrile containing LiI/I2". Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 63 (3): 267–273. doi:10.1016/s0927-0248(00)00033-7.
  4. ^ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3510. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ Donnay, Joseph Désiré Hubert (1978). Crystal Data: Inorganic compounds 1967-1969. National Bureau of Standards. p. 153. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Platinum(IV) iodide, 99.95% (Metals basis), Pt 27.3% min., Thermo Scientific Chemicals, Premion | Fisher Scientific". Fisher Scientific. Retrieved 28 March 2024.