Potassium tetrachloropalladate(II) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a dark brown solid, forming tetragonal crystals.
Synthesis Potassium tetrachloropalladate(II) can be prepared by passing chlorine through a palladium black suspension in a concentrated potassium chloride solution:
It can also be prepared by mixing concentrated solutions of palladium(II) chloride and potassium chloride:
It forms in the decomposition of potassium hexachloropalladate(IV):
Uses The compound is used in the gelation of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals.
Reactions The compound reacts with aqua regia forming potassium hexachloropalladate(IV):
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