Xenon hexafluoroplatinate is the product of the reaction of
platinum hexafluoride and
xenon, in an experiment that proved the chemical reactivity of the
noble gases. This experiment was performed by
Neil Bartlett at the
University of British Columbia, who formulated the product as "Xe
+[PtF
6]
-", although subsequent work suggests that Bartlett's product was probably a mixture and did not in fact contain this specific salt.