“…A more common type of oxidative ligand exchange is the preparation of fluoro-mixed complexes utilizing BrF 3 . The postulated stereospecific formation of fac -K 2 [PtF 3 Cl 3 ] as the sole oxidation product of K 2 [PtCl 6 ] with BrF 3 has never been verified. , Depending on the reaction conditions, other mixed species [PtF n Cl 6 - n ] 2- have been detected; however, for n = 2, 3, 4, only the cis/fac isomers have been present . Corresponding fluorochloro complexes are known for Re(IV,V), Os(IV,V), and Ir(IV,V). − Octahedral complexes containing the heavier halides, Br or I, together with F are rare, but are known for Pt(IV) and Os(IV), ,, and most notably Re(IV), for which there are many examples of 3-fold mixed species …”