Substance profile
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is red-orange cubic crystals.
01 · Identification
What Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is red-orange cubic crystals. Its molecular formula is Cl6H8N2Pt and its molecular weight is 443.9 g/mol. It melts at 380 °C.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate identifiers and molecular data
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate CAS number and EC number
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Ammonium hexachloroplatinate
- diammonium hexachloroplatinate
03 · GHS classification
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate pictograms and signal word
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate hazard class and category
| Hazard class | Category | From code | Pictogram |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute toxicity - oral GHS chapter 3.1 | Category 3 | H301 | GHS06 |
| Serious eye damage/eye irritation GHS chapter 3.3 | Category 1 | H318 | GHS05 |
| Respiratory sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H334 | GHS08 |
| Skin sensitisation GHS chapter 3.4 | Category 1 or 1A or 1B | H317 | GHS07 |
Where two values are shown with “or”, the hazard statement is shared by more than one category or by more than one class, and the code alone does not say which. H272, for example, belongs to oxidising liquids and to oxidising solids — the physical state decides. The binding answer for a specific entry is in the CLP Annex VI table itself.
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate hazard statements (H-codes)
| Code | Hazard statement |
|---|---|
| H301 | Toxic if swallowed. |
| H318 | Causes serious eye damage. |
| H334 | May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled. |
| H317 | May cause an allergic skin reaction. |
This page lists only the codes assigned to Ammonium hexachloroplatina…. The full reference lives on the hazard statements hub, the precautionary statements hub and the GHS pictograms hub.
Safety Data Sheet
Getting an SDS for Ammonium hexachloroplatina…
A Safety Data Sheet is written for a product, not for a substance: the supplier of the grade you actually buy issues it, so two suppliers of Ammonium hexachloropla… issue two different sheets. That is why there is no single authoritative SDS for a substance to download — what there is, is the job of collecting the sheets for the products you hold and keeping them current as suppliers revise them.
04 · Precautionary statements
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 11 precautionary statements to Ammonium hexachloroplatina…. They are grouped the way a label groups them: what to do before handling, what to do when something has already happened, how to store it and how to dispose of it.
Prevention
What to do before and during handling so the hazard never happens.
Response
What to do once exposure, spillage or fire has already happened.
Reading the notation. … is a blank the supplier fills in — not a truncated sentence.· [square brackets] mark a part printed only when it applies.
05 · Names in the regulation
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate name in 23 EU languages
CLP Annex VI Part 3 is published in every language edition of the regulation, and the identification column is written out in each of them. Nothing below is translated by us: each line is the name as that edition prints it. Under Art. 18(2) the substance name from Annex VI is a lawful product identifier, so this is the wording to put on a label going to that market — and where the cell lists several designations, any one of them qualifies.
| Language | Name in CLP Annex VI Part 3 |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian български | диамониев хексахлороплатинат |
| Spanish español | Hexacloroplatinato de diamonio |
| Czech čeština | hexachloroplatičitan amonný |
| Danish dansk | diammoniumhexachlorplatinat |
| German Deutsch | Diammoniumhexachlorplatinat |
| Estonian eesti | diammooniumheksakloroplatinaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | εξαχλωρολευκοχρυσικό διαμμώνιο |
| English English | diammonium hexachloroplatinate |
| French français | hexachloroplatinate de diammonium |
| Croatian hrvatski | diamonijev heksakloroplatinat |
| Italian italiano | esacloroplatinato di diammonio |
| Latvian latviešu | diamonija heksahlorplatināts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | diamonio heksachlorplatinatas |
| Hungarian magyar | diammónium-hexaklór-platinát |
| Maltese Malti | eżakloroplatinat tad-diammonju |
| Dutch Nederlands | diammoniumhexachloroplatinaat |
| Polish polski | heksachloroplatynian(IV) diamonu |
| Portuguese português | hexacloroplatinato de diamónio |
| Romanian română | hexacloroplatinat de diamoniu |
| Slovak slovenčina | hexachloroplatičitan diamónny |
| Slovenian slovenščina | diamonijev heksakloroplatinat |
| Finnish suomi | diammoniumheksaklooriplatinaatti |
| Swedish svenska | diammoniumhexaklorplatinat |
All 23 language editions of Annex VI carry this entry. Irish is the twenty-fourth official EU language and has no line here for a different reason: no consolidated CLP text has ever been published in Irish, so there is no Irish edition of Annex VI to quote a name from. Source: consolidated CLP, CELEX 02008R1272, language editions. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu — only the electronic Official Journal of the European Union is authentic.
06 · Label elements
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Ammonium hexachloroplatina…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate
- Toxic if swallowed.
- Causes serious eye damage.
- May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled.
- May cause an allergic skin reaction.
- Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.
- Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the workplace.
- Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection/hearing protection/…
- IF SWALLOWED:
- IF IN EYES:
- Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor/…
- Get medical advice/attention.
- Rinse mouth.
- If skin irritation or rash occurs:
- Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing.
Supplier name, address and telephone number· Product identifier·Nominal quantity
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07 · Health hazards
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate health hazards and exposure limits
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate hazard summary
An eye, nose, and throat irritant; [HSDB] May cause skin sensitization and asthma after prolonged contact; [eChemPortal: ESIS] Toxic by ingestion; Skin and respiratory tract sensitizer; Regulated as platinum, soluble salts; [MSDSonline] See Platinum, soluble salts. See Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV).
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 0.002 [mg/m3], as Pt | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
These are United States values. The European Union sets its own indicative and binding limits, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation — not the one shown here.
08 · Physical and chemical properties
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate properties
Every value is shown with the conditions it was measured under and the source it came from. Where sources disagree, all values are listed rather than one being picked — the difference is usually a different form of the substance, not an error.
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate melting point
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 380 °C (716 °F) | decomposes | HSDB |
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate density
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 3.06 g/cm³ | HSDB |
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate solubility
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solubility | Practically insoluble in alcohol | HSDB | |
| 0.7 G/100 CC OF WATER @ 15 °C; 1.25 G/100 CC OF WATER @ & 100 °C; 0.005 G/100 CC OF ALCOHOL; INSOL IN ETHER & CONCN HYDROCHLORIC ACID | at 15 °C | HSDB |
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate lower explosive limit (LEL)
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower explosive limit (LEL) | An explosively unstable compound. | HSDB |
Values compiled from PubChem Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary. Temperatures converted to Fahrenheit for reference.
09 · Handling and storage
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate storage and handling
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate incompatible materials
Incompatible with /potassium hydroxide/ (boiling with alkali yields a product which, after drying, will explode @ 205 °C or if mixed with combustibles).
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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10 · Questions
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Ammonium hexachloroplatinate?
The CAS number of Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is 16919-58-7. Its EC number is 240-973-0.
What is the chemical formula of Ammonium hexachloroplatinate?
The molecular formula of Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is Cl6H8N2Pt and its molecular weight is 443.9 g/mol.
What does a Ammonium hexachloroplatinate label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Ammonium hexachloroplatinate carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones, Corrosion and Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Ammonium hexachloroplatinate flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Ammonium hexachloroplatinate no flammability hazard class. That is not a statement that it cannot burn: the harmonised list only records the hazards that were assessed for it.
Is Ammonium hexachloroplatinate a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Ammonium hexachloroplatinate. Annex VI is a list of agreed classifications, not a list of substances found safe, so this is an absence of a classification rather than a clean bill of health.
What is the exposure limit for Ammonium hexachloroplatinate?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is 0.002 [mg/m3], as Pt (Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases). Limits differ by country: the EU sets its own indicative and binding values, and the figure that applies at a given workplace is the one in the local regulation.
What is the melting point of Ammonium hexachloroplatinate?
The melting point reported for Ammonium hexachloroplatinate is 380 °C (716 °F), decomposes (HSDB).
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