Chloropentammineplatinum chloride

Chloropentammineplatinum chloride is an inorganic compound with the formula [PtCl(NH3)5]Cl3. It is a chloride salt of the coordination complex [PtCl(NH3)5]+. It is a white, water soluble solid.

The compound is prepared by treating potassium hexachloroplatinate with aqueous ammonia:
 * K2PtCl6 + 5 NH3  ->  [PtCl(NH3)5]Cl3  +  2 KCl

Related platinum(IV) ammines
The title complex is one of several platinum ammine complexes.
 * Hexaammineplatinum(IV) chloride
 * Trichlorotriammineplatinum(IV) chloride
 * cis-Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV)
 * trans-Tetrachlorodiammineplatinum(IV) (RN 16986-23-5)