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metal-organic compounds
The Pt atom of the title compound, [Pt(Cl2(C10H16N2O8)].6H2O, sits on a twofold axis and exhibits square-planar coordination geometry. Two Cl- ions are bound to the Pt atom, as are the two N atoms of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid. The distances and angles are typical.