Cyanoplatinate Halides – Synthesis, Crystal Structure Analyses and Vibrational Spectroscopy of Compounds A2[Pt(CN)4X2] (A = Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br, I)

Abstract

Crystal structures of the cyanoplatinates A2[Pt(CN)4X2] (A = Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br, I) have been determined by single-crystal analysis and X-ray powder diffraction. The compounds were synthesized by metathesis from Ba[Pt(CN)4] ·4 H2O and alkali metal sulfates, and by subsequent oxidation with the respective halogens. The crystals were grown by slowly concentrating respective aqueous solutions. The PtIV cations are octahedrally coordinated by four cyanide ligands and two halogen atoms, the latter being located in trans positions. Rb2[Pt(CN)4Cl2]: triclinic, P¯1 (Z = 2), a = 6.7779(2), b = 9.3149(3), c = 9.6707(3) Å , α = 89.37(0), β = 76.05(0), γ = 72.98(0)◦, V = 565.42(2) Å3, N` hkl= 5616, R(F)N` = 0.0273; Rb2[Pt(CN)4I2]: monoclinic, P21/c (Z = 2), a = 7.4239(2), b = 9.2486(2), c = 9.1189(2) Å , β = 107.22(3)◦, V = 598.04(6) Å3, N` hkl = 2917, R(F)N` = 0.0295; Cs2[Pt(CN)4I2]: monoclinic, P21/c (Z = 2), a = 7.6740(4), b = 9.5397(5), c = 9.3474(5) Å , β = 106.46(0)◦, V = 656.3(2) Å3, Z = 2, N` hkl = 2738, R(F)N` = 0.0283; Cs2[Pt(CN)4Cl2]: monoclinic, C2/c (Z = 4), a = 17.947(4), b = 7.395(2), c = 12.031(3) Å , β = 131.904(1)◦, V = 1188.4(5) Å3, R-wp = 2.77; Cs2[Pt(CN)4Br2]: monoclinic, C2/c (Z = 4), a = 18.404(1), b = 7.2819(5), c = 12.4156(8) Å , β = 132.156(1)◦, V = 1233.5(1) Å3, N` hkl = 2566, R(F)N` = 0.0268. All compounds were characterized by differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, and infrared and Raman spectroscopy.