Crystal structure of bis[1,3-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane-κ2P,P′]platinum(II) dichloride chloroform pentasolvate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Pt{Ph2P(CH2)3PPh2}2]Cl2·5CHCl3, the PtIIcations, located on a centre of inversion, is coordinated by two chelating diphosphane ligands in a geometry which is close to square-planar. The chelate rings adopt a chair conformation. The PtIIcations are arranged in layers separated by Cl−anions as well as CHCl3solvent molecules. While this complex has been reported previously [Andersonet al.(1983).Inorg. Chim. Acta,76, L251–L252], this is the first time a structure has been determined.