A series of chiral cationic platinum(II) complexes of the type [κ 2 -((Hpz*)BHpz* 2 )Pt(R)(L)]-[BAr′ 4 ] (R ) Me, L ) MeCN (3), t BuNC (4), py (5), CO (6), CH 2 dCH 2 (7), PMe 2 Ph (8); R ) Ph, L ) MeCN (10); pz* ) 3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl, BAr′ 4 ) tetrakis(3,5-trifluoromethylphenyl)borate) has been prepared. Protonation of Tp′PtMe 2 H (1) or Tp′PtPh 2 H (2) (Tp′ ) hydridotris-(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate) occurs selectively at a pyrazole nitrogen atom and induces reductive elimination of methane or benzene. Subsequent addition of ligand, L, traps the platinum(II) intermediate and yields 3-8 and 10. Addition of 2 equiv of PMe 2 Ph led to the formation of trans-[κ 1 -((Hpz*)BHpz* 2 )Pt(Me)(PMe 2 Ph) 2 ][BAr′ 4 ] ( 9), a square-planar complex containing a rare monodentate protonated tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand. Deprotonation of the pyrazolium ring (present after protonation of 1 or 2 and trapping with added ligand) led to the synthesis of neutral platinum(II) complexes of the type Tp′PtR(L) (R ) Me, L ) MeCN (11), SMe 2 (12), CO (13), CH 2 dCH 2 (14); R ) Ph, L ) MeCN ( 15)). Complexes 11, 12, and 15 exhibit square-planar coordination with a bidentate Tp′ ligand, while complex 14 is trigonal bipyramidal. Tp′PtMe(CO) ( 13) is present in solution in both isomeric forms. X-ray structure determinations for the cationic complexes 3 and 6-9 and the neutral squareplanar complex 12 are reported.