Platinum(II) fluoride is a binary chemical compound of platinum and fluorine with the chemical formula PtF
2.[1][2] Some sources claim that its existence is uncertain.[3][4]

Synthesis

Effect of fluorine on heated platinum wire at 500-600 °C:[5]

Pt + F2 → PtF2

Physical properties

The compound forms yellow crystals. Insoluble in water.

Chemical properties

Platinum difluoride decomposes under strong heating:

PtF2 → Pt + F2

References

  1. ^ "Platinum difluoride". NIST. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
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  3. ^ Macintyre, Jane E. (23 July 1992). Dictionary of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 3158. ISBN 978-0-412-30120-9. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. ^ McAvoy, J.; Moss, K. C.; Sharp, D. W. A. (1 January 1965). "240. Phosphine and phosphite complexes of platinum(II) fluoride". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 1376–1379. doi:10.1039/JR9650001376. ISSN 0368-1769. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry". Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). Society of Chemical Industry.: 186 28 February 1890. Retrieved 3 May 2023.