Zum Mechanismus des thermischen Abbaus von Ammonium- und Ammin-Chlorokomplexen des Rutheniums,Rhodiums, Palladiums und Platins

On the Mechanism of the Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium and Ammin Chloro Complexes of Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium and Platinum The thermolysis of noble metal compounds was investigated by a combination of independent physical (DTA/TG, high-temperature Guinier-Simon-technique) and preparative methods, characterization of the educts, intermediats and products by Guinier X-ray patterns and IR spectroscopy:

• (a) (NH₄)₂[PtCl₆], (NH₄)₂[PtCl₄], [Pt(NH₃)₄][PtCl₄], [Pt(NH₃)₄]Cl₂, and trans-[Pt(NH₃)₂Cl₂];
• (b) (NH₄)₂[PdCl₄], [Pd(NH₃)₄]Cl₂, trans-[Pd(NH₃)₂Cl₂], and [Pd(NH₃)₄][PdCl₄];
• (c) (NH₄)₂[RhCl₅(H₂O)], (NH₄)₃[Rh₂Cl₉], K₂[RhCl₅(H₂O)], and K₂[RhCl₅(NH₃)];
• (d) (NH₄)₂[RuCl₅(NH₃)] and (NH₄)₄[Ru₂Cl₁₀O]

. The most important step of the mechanism of the thermal decomposition is the ?internal”? redox reaction between the noble metal cation and the nitrogen atom of the ammine ligand.