“…[10] We have shown that neutral cis-or trans-bis(alkynyl)platinum complexes of type [Pt(CCR) 2 L 2 ] [11, 12a] and, particularly, mixed [cis/trans-Pt(C 6 F 5 ) 2 (CCR) 2 ] 2À[9f, 12] and homoleptic [Pt(C CR) 4 ] 2À [9a,b,d, 13] (R = Ph, tBu, SiMe 3 ) anionic species are excellent precursors to the synthesis of polymetallic species stabilized via h 2 -alkyne±metal and in some cases Pt¥¥¥metal bonding interactions. We have also found that anionic platinum substrates are able to act as mono- [12a,d,e, 13a,d] or even dialkynylating [12c,d, 13c] [14] ) with two equivalents of (NBu 4 )CN in acetone (Scheme 1a). This synthetic strategy, previously used by us and others with phosphine ligands, [11b, 12a, 15] caused the displacement of the cyclooctadiene by the cyanide ligands and led to the formation of the dianionic species quantitatively, as observed by NMR spectroscopy.…”