Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m962-m964  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807008902 ]

Poly[aqua(-5'-carboxy-2,2'-bipyridine-5-carboxylato)dichloridorubidium(I)platinum(II)]

J. Hafizovic, U. Olsbye and K. P. Lillerud

Abstract: In the bimetallic coordination polymer [PtRbCl₂(C₁₂H₇N₂O₄)(H₂O)]_n, the Pt^II atom has a square-planar configuration, with two cis-coordinated N atoms from a 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylate ligand and two terminal Cl atoms. The carboxylate groups are further connected to Rb ions, forming two-dimensional sheets, which again are linked together through Rb-Cl bonds, forming a three-dimensional structure. The bimetallic coordination polymer contains Pt^II sites with the same configuration as homogenous Pt-containing metal-organic complexes, which proved to be active species in C-H bond-activation reactions.

Online 7 March 2007

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