Palladium(II) nitrate

Palladium(II) nitrate is the inorganic compound with the formula Pd(NO3)2. It is a red-brown solid with a tendency to absorb water.[1]

Preparation

Palladium nitrate may be prepared by dissolving palladium oxide hydrate in dilute nitric acid, followed by crystallization. The nitrate crystallizes as yellow-brown deliquescent prisms. The compound also may be got by treating palladium metal with nitric acid.

Reference

  1. Timothy T. Wenzel 2001. Palladium(II) Nitrate. In Encyclopedia of reagents for organic synthesis Wiley. doi: 10.1002/047084289X.rp013