CommentThe title complex (I) is comparable to similar platinum dichloride complexes containing trimethoxy phosphite;[PtCl 2 (P(OMe) 3 ) 2 ] (Bao et al., 1987) and triphenyl phosphine [PtCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 ] (Fun et al., 2006). The central platinum atom in (I) can be seen to bear a closer resemblance to the triphenyl phosphine complex. These measurement are also similar when compared to the structure of the complex [PtCl 2 (P(OMe)Ph 2 ) 2 ] (Slawin et al., 2007) with the exception of the P-Pt-P bond angle which is unusually large.Experimental 1 g (2.67 mmol) of PtCl 2 (COD) was dissolved in the minimum volume of dichloromethane in a round-bottomed flask.To this, 0.840 ml (5.34 mmol) of dimethylphenylphosphonite was added. The solution was then stirred for 0.5 h at room temperature. The product was precipitated via slow diffusion of hexane and was then filtered off and dried under vacuum, [PtCl 2 (P(OMe) 2 Ph) 2 ] (1.86 mmol,ca 69%). 31 P-{ 1 H} NMR: δ 91.2 p.p.m. J{Pt-P} 4819 Hz.
RefinementAll H atoms were included in calculated positions (C-H distances are 0.96 Å for methyl H atoms, 0.97 Å for methylene H atoms and 0.98 Å for methine H atoms) and were refined as riding atoms with U iso (H) = 1.2 U eq (parent atom, methylene and methine H atoms) or U iso (H) = 1.5 U eq (parent atom, methyl H atoms).