Formation and Destruction of Platinum Carbonyl [Pt(CO)2]n

X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry and analyses of the composition of platinum carbonyl destruction products showed that oligomeric platinum carbonyl [Pt(CO)2]n is unstable in the air at room temperature and quickly decomposes with the loss of CO ligands due to their removal from the complex as a result of CO dissociation and CO ligand oxidation by atmospheric oxygen. The destruction processes of platinum carbonyl [Pt(CO)2]n and the composition of destruction products were described.