549. Ammonium Platinous Chloride

Nomenclature

CAS number: 13820-41-2
(SP-4-1)-Tetrachloroplatinate(2) ammonium (1:2); ammonium tetrachloroplatinate(II); ammonium chloroplatinite; ammonium platinochloride; platinous ammonium chloride.
Cl4H8N2Pt; mol wt 372.97.
Cl 38.02%, H 2.16%, N 7.51%, Pt 52.31%.
(NH4)2PtCl4.

Properties

Dark ruby-red crystals. Sol in water.

Use

In photography.