Crystal structure of bis(acetonitrile-κN)(4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)platinum(II) bis(tetrafluoridoborate) packing as head-to-head dimers

Abstract

The crystal structure of a platinum(II) supramolecular building block, [Pt(dbbpy)(NCCH3)2](BF4)2 (dbbpy = 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine, C18H24N2) is an example of a rare head-to-head dimer, even with the bulky tert-butyl groups of the bipyridine. This packing motif still enables significant π–π interactions between two pyridyl groups, and may result from the close proximity of the tetrafluoridoborate ions to the platinum(II) complexes, resulting in intramolecular H...F distances between 2.156 and 2.573 Å.