Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m2332-m2334  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805032745 ]

(2,2'-Biquinoline-²N,N')dichloroplatinum(II)-2,2'-biquinoline (2/1)

N. Okabe and Y. Muranishi

Abstract: In the structure of the title complex, 2[PtCl₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₂)]·C₁₈H₁₂N₂, the metal complex and a free 2,2'-biquinoline molecule are present in a 2:1 ratio. The cocrystallized molecule of 2,2'-biquinoline lies about a center of symmetry. The four-coordinate Pt atom has a distorted cis-square-planar geometry and is bonded by the two N atoms of a 2,2'-biquinoline ligand and two anionic Cl^- ions. The overall structure of the metal complex is not planar, and the Pt and Cl atoms deviate significantly from the plane of the 2,2'-biquinoline ligand.

Online 19 October 2005

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