Crystal structure of bis[1,3-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)propane-κ 2 P , P ′]platinum(II) dichloride chloroform pentasolvate

In the title compound, [Pt{Ph 2 P(CH 2 ) 3 PPh 2 } 2 ]Cl 2 ·5CHCl 3 , the Pt II cations, located on a centre of inversion, is coordinated by two chelating diphosphane ligands in a geometry which is close to square-planar. The chelate rings adopt a chair conformation. The Pt II cations are arranged in layers separated by Cl − anions as well as CHCl 3 solvent molecules. While this complex has been reported previously [Anderson et al. (1983). Inorg. Chim. Acta , 76 , L251–L252], this is the first time a structure has been determined.