Substance profile
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV)
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) is a chemical substance with the molecular formula Cl6K2Pt.
01 · Identification
What Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… is
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(IV) is a chemical substance with the molecular formula Cl6K2Pt. Its molecular formula is Cl6K2Pt and its molecular weight is 486 g/mol.
Under the GHS it carries the signal word Danger.
02 · Identifiers
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… identifiers and molecular data
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… CAS number and EC number
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… molecular formula and molecular weight
Other names for Potassium hexachloroplatinate(…
- dipotassium hexachloroplatinate
03 · GHS classification
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… hazard classification
Harmonised classification under CLP Annex VI. This is the legally binding classification in the EU; other jurisdictions may differ.
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… pictograms and signal word
Potassium 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.
Potassium 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 Potassium hexachloroplatin…. 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 Potassium hexachloroplatin…
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 Potassium hexachloropl… 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
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… precautionary statements
CLP Annex VI assigns 11 precautionary statements to Potassium hexachloroplatin…. 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
Potassium 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 | дикалиев хексахлороплатинат |
| Spanish español | Hexacloroplatinato de dipotasio |
| Czech čeština | hexachloroplatičitan draselný |
| Danish dansk | dikaliumhexachlorplatinat |
| German Deutsch | Dikaliumhexachlorplatinat |
| Estonian eesti | dikaaliumheksakloroplatinaat |
| Greek ελληνικά | εξαχλωρολευκοχρυσικό δικάλιο |
| English English | dipotassium hexachloroplatinate |
| French français | hexachloroplatinate de dipotassium |
| Croatian hrvatski | dikalijev heksakloroplatinat |
| Italian italiano | esacloroplatinato di dipotassio |
| Latvian latviešu | dikālija heksahlorplatināts |
| Lithuanian lietuvių | dikalio heksachlorplatinatas |
| Hungarian magyar | dikálium-hexaklór-platinát |
| Maltese Malti | eżakloroplatinat tad-dipotassju |
| Dutch Nederlands | dikaliumhexachloroplatinaat |
| Polish polski | heksachloroplatynian(IV) dipotasu |
| Portuguese português | hexacloroplatinato de dipotássio |
| Romanian română | hexacloroplatinat de dipotasiu |
| Slovak slovenčina | hexachloroplatičitan didraselný |
| Slovenian slovenščina | dikalijev heksakloroplatinat |
| Finnish suomi | dikaliumheksaklooriplatinaatti |
| Swedish svenska | dikaliumhexaklorplatinat |
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
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… GHS label elements
Everything CLP Annex VI fixes for Potassium hexachloroplatin…, laid out the way it appears on a label. The greyed lines are the parts only the supplier can fill in.
Danger
Potassium 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
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… health hazards and exposure limits
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… hazard summary
Toxic and corrosive; [Merck Index] Chloroplatinates are skin and respiratory sensitizers; [MAK] All salts of sodium, potassium, and ammonium are soluble, except sodium antimonite, potassium hexachlorplatinate, and potassium cobalinitrite. [Nordberg, p. 19] Causes burns; Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; May cause skin and respiratory sensitization; Toxic by ingestion; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… occupational exposure limits
| Limit | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PEL | 0.002 [mg/m3], as Pt (soluble salts) | Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases |
| IDLH | 4.0 [mg/m3], as Pt (soluble salts) | 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 · Questions
Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… — frequently asked questions
What is the CAS number of Potassium hexachloroplatinate(…?
The CAS number of Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… is 16921-30-5. Its EC number is 240-979-3.
What is the chemical formula of Potassium hexachloroplatinate(…?
The molecular formula of Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… is Cl6K2Pt and its molecular weight is 486 g/mol.
What does a Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… label have to show?
Under CLP Annex VI the label for Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… carries the pictograms Skull and crossbones, Corrosion and Health hazard and the signal word is Danger.
Is Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… flammable?
CLP Annex VI assigns Potassium 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 Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… a carcinogen?
CLP Annex VI records no harmonised carcinogenicity classification for Potassium 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 Potassium hexachloroplatinate(…?
The US occupational exposure limit reported for Potassium hexachloroplatinate(… is 0.002 [mg/m3], as Pt (soluble salts) (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.
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