Hexafluoroplatinate

Platinum hexafluoride, the building block of hexafluoroplatinates.

A hexafluoroplatinate is a chemical compound which contains the hexafluoroplatinate (PtF₆⁻) anion. It is produced by combining substances with platinum hexafluoride.

Examples of hexafluoroplatinates

• Dioxygenyl hexafluoroplatinate (O₂PtF₆), containing the rare dioxygenyl oxycation.
• Xenon hexafluoroplatinate ("XePtF₆"), the first noble gas compound ever synthesised. (The Xe⁺ ion in XePtF₆ is unstable, being a radical; as a result, XePtF₆ itself is unstable and quickly disproportionates into XeFPtF₅, XeFPt₂F₁₁, and Xe₂F₃PtF₆.)

See also

• Hexachloroplatinate