Bis[tris(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium] Hexachloroplatinate(IV)

The title compound, [HN(C₂H₄OH)₃]₂[PtCl₆], comprises [HN(C₂H₄OH)₃]⁺ and [PtCl₆]^2- ions. In the cation, the ammonium-H atom forms an intramolecular bifurcated hydrogen bond with two O atoms. The anions and cations are joined in polymeric chains through hydrogen bonds involving the hydroxyl H atom and the coordinated Cl atoms. The crystal structure is of antifluorite type.

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