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Platinum(II) bromide

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Formula
  
Br2Pt

Density
  
6.65 g/cm³

Appearance
  
Dark green powder

Molar mass
  
354.89 g/mol

Melting point
  
250 °C

Related compounds
  
platinum tetrabromide, platinum tribromide

Platinum bromide is the chemical compound with the formula PtBr2. This dark green powder is a common precursor to other platinum-bromide compounds. Like palladium chloride and palladium bromide, it is a compound that dissolves only in coordinating solvents or in the presence of donor ligands.

Illustrative use

Transition metal carbene complex of platinum can be prepared by heating platinum bromide with the imidazolium salt NHC precursors, and sodium acetate in dimethyl sulfoxide.

References

Platinum(II) bromide Wikipedia