Reaction of 1,9-dihydro-purine-6-thione (puSH 2 ) in presence of aqueous sodium hydroxide with PdCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 suspended in ethanol formed [Pd(κ 2 -N 7 ,S-puS)(PPh 3 ) 2 ] (1). Similarly, complexes [Pd(κ 2 -N 7 ,S-puS)(κ 2 -P,P-L-L)] (2-4) {L-L = dppm (m = 1) (2), dppp (m = 3) (3), dppb (m = 4) (4)} were prepared using precursors the [PdCl 2 (L-L)] {L-L = Ph 2 P-(CH 2 ) m -PPh 2 }. Reaction of puSH 2 suspended in benzene with platinic acid, H 2 PtCl 6 , in ethanol in the presence of triethylamine followed by the addition of PPh 3 yielded the complex [Pt(κ 2 -N 7 ,S-puS)(PPh 3 ) 2 ] (5). Complexes [Pt(κ 2 -N 7 ,S-puS)-(κ 2 -P,P-L-L)] (6-8) {L-L = dppm (6), dppp (7), dppb (8)} were pre-* Prof. Dr. T. S. Lobana Fax: 91-183-2-258820 E-Mail: tarlokslobana@yahoo.co.in [a]