Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m180  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809000725 ]

Bis(2,2'-bipyridine-²N,N')dichloridoplatinum(IV) dichloride monohydrate

N.-H. Kim, I.-C. Hwang and K. Ha

Abstract: In the title complex, [PtCl₂(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂]Cl₂·H₂O, the Pt⁴⁺ ion is six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral environment by four N atoms from the two 2,2'-bipyridine ligands and two Cl atoms. As a result of the different trans influences of the N and Cl atoms, the Pt-N bonds trans to the Cl atom are slightly longer than those trans to the N atom. The compound displays intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the water molecule and the Cl anions. There are intermolecular - interactions between adjacent pyridine rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.962 Å.

Online 14 January 2009

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