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      Iridium Monochloride
      Iridium Dichloride
      Iridium Trichloride
      Potassium Chloriridite
      Sodium Chloriridite
      Ammonium Chloriridite
      Aquo Chloriridites
      Iridium Tetrachloride
      Potassium Chloriridate
      Sodium Chloriridate
      Ammonium Chloriridate
      Silver Chloriridate
      Thallium Chloriridate
      Iridium Tribromide
      Iridium Tetrabromide
      Potassium Bromiridate
      Sodium Bromiridate
      Ammonium Bromiridate
      Iridium Oxybromide
      Iridium Tri-iodide
      Potassium Iodiridite
      Iridium Tetra-iodide
      Potassium Iodiridate
      Iridium Monoxide
      Iridium Sesquioxide
      Iridium Dioxide
      Iridium Trioxide
      Iridium Monosulphide
      Iridium Sesquisulphide
      Iridium Disulphide
      Iridium Sesquisulphite
      Potassium Iridium Sulphite
      Iridium Sesquisulphate
      Potassium Iridium Alum
      Ammonium Iridium Alum
      Caesium Iridium Alum
      Rubidium Iridium Alum
      Iridium Disulphate
      Iridium Sesquiselenide
      Hydrogen Iridi-nitrite
      Potassium Iridi-nitrite
      Sodium Iridi-nitrite
      Ammonium Iridi-nitrite
      Hydrogen Iridicyanide
      Potassium Iridicyanide
      Barium Iridicyanide
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Ammonium Chloriridate, (NH4)2IrCl6






Ammonium Chloriridate, (NH4)2IrCl6, is readily produced by decomposing the sodium salt with ammonium chloride in aqueous solution. It crystallises in regular octahedra, reddish black in colour, and but slightly soluble in cold water, although appreciably soluble in hot. It does not dissolve in solutions of ammonium or potassium chloride. When evaporated with aqua regia, the ammonia is expelled, iridium tetrachloride remaining. Heated to 440° C. in a current of chlorine the tetrachloride is first formed and decomposes into the anhydrous trichloride.

Ammonium chloriridate is isomorphous with the corresponding chlorplatinate, (NH4)2PtCl6.

Its solubility in water is given as follows:

Temperature ° C14.426.839.452.261.269.3
Grams of (NH4)2IrCl6 per 100 grams solution0.6940.8991.1241.5832.0682.746


The solubility of the salt in water between these temperatures is given approximately by the expression:

Solubility = 0.680 + 0.0004t(t - 10).

Rubidium Chloriridate, Rb2IrCl6, is obtained by mixing a solution of iridium tetrachloride with excess of rubidium chloride, whereby a deep red, crystalline precipitate is obtained. The salt dissolves slightly in hot water to yield an orange-red solution.
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