Crystal structure of homodinuclear platinum complex containing a metal–metal bond bridged by hydride and phosphide ligands

Abstract

In the title compound, μ-diphenylphosphido-μ-hydrido-bis[bromido(triphenylphosphane-κP)platinum(II)] diethyl ether monosolvate, [Pt2Br2(C12H10P)H(C18H15P)2]·C4H10O or [Pt2(μ-H)(μ-PPh2)Br2(PPh3)2]·(C2H5)2O, the PtII atoms are coordinated in a distorted square-planar arrangement, with one hydrido and one phosphido ligand bridging in a trans position. In the lattice, C—H...·O and C—H...π interactions are present. This complex has a total number of 32 electrons, 16 electrons for each PtII atom. One of the Br atoms is disordered over two positions in a 0.92:0.08 ratio.