[(1,2,5,6-η)-Cycloocta-1,5-diene]bis(thiocyanato-κS)platinum(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Pt(SCN)2(C8H12)], the PtII ion lies in a square-planar coordination geometry defined by the mid-points of the two π-coordinated double bonds of cycloocta-1,5-diene and two S-bound SCN− anions. The complex is disposed about a mirror plane passing through the Pt atom and the SCN− ligands, and bisecting the cycloocta-1,5-diene molecule. The room-temperature crystal structure of the title complex was previously reported in the orthorhombic space group Pna21 [Musitu & Garcia-Blanco (1984). Acta Cryst. A40, C101]. The low-temperature structure presented herein represents a different (higher symmetry) orthorhombic space group Pnma whereby the PtII atom lies on a mirror plane, lacking in the earlier study.