Abstract.(CH3)[HB (CsH3N2)3] (C 2Fa)Pt, CI2HI3-BF4N6Pt , M r -523.2, orthorhombic, P212121 (No. 19),a = 12.993 (2), b = 9.156 (1),c= 13.372 (2)A, V = 1590.8 A 3, Z = 4, g = 173.7 cm -~, D x = 2.18, D m = 2.14 (1) g cm -3. Full-matrix least-squares refinement of 1801 reflections yielded a final R of 0.037. The structure consists of a trigonal-bipyramidal arrangement of the three pyrazolyl N atoms, the methyl group and the C2F 4 ligand about the Pt atom. Short intramolecular contacts involving one methyl H atom and two of the F atoms of the C 2F4 ligand are observed.Introduction. Suitable crystals of the title compound, MTFPT, were obtained by slow evaporation of a hexane solution. All X-ray measurements were made using a Diano XRD-700 diffractometer equipped with a single-crystal orienter with Cu KĀ¢~ radiation and at ambient room temperature (~22Ā°C). Least-squares refinement of 37 independent reflections with KĀ¢~ (1.54051 A) and Kct 2 (1.54433 A) well resolved yielded the unit-cell dimensions. The data crystal was bounded by {011}, 0.17 mm apart; {001}, 0.18 mm apart; {0i 1 }, 0.21 mm apart and was cut perpendicular to these faces to a height of 0.36 mm. The crystal was mounted with [100] parallel to the Ā¢p axis of the goniostat. Intensity-weighted plots of the reciprocal lattice were used to determine the space group. Measurements of 09 scans along the principal axes indicated suitable quality for data collection by the stationary-crystal/stationary-counter technique using a balanced Ni-Co filter pair. A total of 1826 unique reflections accessible within the range 3 Ā° < 20 < 145 Ā° were measured.Analysis of the intensities of the six check reflections indicated a 6% isotropic decay during the 5 d of data collection. The data were broken into five blocks of approximately equal size and the appropriate decay factors were applied. Additional corrections to the net intensities were applied to account for Lorentz and polarization effects, tt ~-~t2 splitting (Tulinsky, Worthington & Pignataro, 1959) and absorption as a function of crystal shape (J. M. Williams, Argonne National Laboratory program MET 176X). Standard deviations in the structure factor amplitudes, o(IFol),