Hexafluoroplatinate

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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.)

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