What is "hexachloroplatinate"

n. (context inorganic chemistry English) The anion PtCl₆^2-; any salt containing this anion

Hexachloroplatinate is an anion with the chemical formula [PtCl].

Chemical compounds containing the hexachloroplatinate anion include:

• Chloroplatinic acid (or dihydrogen hexachloroplatinate), HPtCl
• Ammonium hexachloroplatinate, (NH)PtCl
• Potassium hexachloroplatinate, KPtCl
• Sodium hexachloroplatinate, NaPtCl