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Cis/trans isomers of PtX2L2 (X = halogen, L = neutral ligand); the crystal structure of trans-dichlorobis(dimethyl sulfide) platinum(II) and the pressure dependence of its unit-cell dimensions

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Summary, in English

trans-PtCl2(dms)(2) (dms is dimethyl sulfide) crystallizes in the space group P2(1)/n and adopts the molecular point group C-i, which is the most frequently occurring point group for trans-PtX2L2 complexes (78%), as observed in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD; 2005 release), followed by C-1 (16%). Density functional theory calculations show that the observed geometry for trans- PtCl2(dms)(2) has slightly higher energy than the most favorable geometry in the point group C-2h, but this geometry would require a space group that hampers close packing, thus showing that intermolecular forces determine the point group for the title compound. High-pressure powder diffraction studies of trans-PtCl2(dms)(2) show no phase transformation up to 8.0 GPa. The bulk modulus is 8.1 ( 6) GPa and the pressure derivative 8.1 (4). In the CSD, the number of cis- and trans-PtX2L2 compounds are almost equal, viz. 156 cis and 160 trans compounds, showing no preference for either isomer in the solid state.

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

474-479

Publication/Series

Acta Crystallographica. Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials

Volume

62

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Natural Sciences
  • Physical Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2052-5206