Title: Potassium Tetracyanoplatinate(II)
CAS Registry Number: 562-76-5
CAS Name: Dipotassium tetrakis(cyano-
C)platinate(2-)
Synonyms: platinous potassium cyanide; potassium platinocyanide
Molecular Formula: C4K2N4Pt
Molecular Weight: 377.35
Percent Composition: C 12.73%, K 20.72%, N 14.85%, Pt 51.70%
Line Formula: K2[Pt(CN)4]
Literature References: Crystallizes as a tri- or a dodecahydrate.
Derivative Type: Trihydrate
Properties: Almost colorless, rhombic prisms; blue in direction of principal axis. Sol in hot water.