Abstract
The local atomic environment of Pt in chloride solutions is studied at 25 and 300–350°C via X-ray absorption spectroscopy. A comparison of the Pt L3-edge XANES spectra for aqueous chloride solutions and reference compounds (K2PtCl4 and K2PtCl6) shows that platinum is in oxidation state +2 at all temperatures, and the complex composition remains unchanged in the experimental range of temperatures (25–350°С) and solution compositions (m(Cltot) > 0.4 mol kg−1 of H2O). Based on EXAFS spectral analysis, the composition of the complex being dominant in chloride solutions is found to be PtCl42- with interatomic Pt–Cl distances of 2.31 ± 0.01 A, regardless of the temperature. It is concluded that the local environments of Pt and Pd in hydrothermal solutions are similar, and the main form of transfer for these metals is a square-planar complex with four Cl ligands and identical interatomic distances.
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