Powder study of trans‐tetrachloridobis(isopropylamine)platinum(IV)

The title compound, trans‐[PtCl4(iso‐NH2C3H7)2], was obtained by oxidation of trans‐[PtCl2(iso‐NH2C3H7)2] with chlorine gas. The crystal structure contains discrete centrosymmetric mononuclear complex molecules, with PtIV in a slightly distorted octahedral coordination environment. The slight distortion, as described by the angles at the PtIV atom, is due, in part, to intramolecular N—H...Cl hydrogen bonding [N...Cl = 2.897 (12) Å]. The Pt—N and Pt—Cl bond lengths are comparable to those in related structures. In the crystal structure, molecules are arranged in layers in the bc plane, with a shortest Pt...Pt distance of 6.1105 (1) Å. The molecules are organized so that isopropylamine ligands project from the layers, forming organic interlayers.