The crystal structure of potassium trichloro(2,6-lutidine)platinum(II)

Abstract

The molecular and crystal structure of potassium trichloro(2,6-lutidine)platinum(II) has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The complex salt forms monoclinic crystals, a = 6.941, b = 24.301, c = 11.168 Å, β = 141.58°, Z = 4, and space group P21/c. Positional and anisotropic thermal parameters were refined by full matrix least squares calculations to R = 0.038 and Rw = 0.034.The coordination around the platinum atom is planar. The Pt—Cl bond lengths are 2.301, 2.299, and 2.302 Å and the Pt—N bond length is 2.011 Å. The 2,6-lutidine ring lies almost perpendicular to the coordination plane of the platinum atom (81.6°). The PtCl3 moieties are packed around the potassium ions, which are surrounded by four chlorine atoms at distances smaller than 3.15 Å forming a distorted tetrahedron.