“…[7,8] A structure determination of the cubic phase of O 2 PtF 6 had only been possible on powder X-ray and neutron diffraction data, before Müller and co-workers obtained single crystals in a high pressure synthesis requiring a special autoclave technique for the handling of fluorine under 300 bar of pressure at temperatures of 400°C. [3,9,10] The structure of the low temperature rhombohedral phase, observed by Bartlett, has not been elucidated yet. [3] In this report a new and facile method for the synthesis of cubic O 2 PtF 6 in form of large crystals by direct Klemm-type fluorination of commercially available platinum(IV) oxide hydrate in a stream of diluted fluorine (10 % v/v) of atmospheric pressure at a temperature of 275°C is presented.…”