Bis(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)dichloridoplatinum(IV) dichloride monohydrate

In the title complex, [PtCl2(C10H8N2)(2)]Cl-2 center dot H2O, the Pt4+ ion is six- coordinated in a distorted octahedral environment by four N atoms from the two 2,2 '-bipyridine ligands and two Cl atoms. As a result of the different trans influences of the N and Cl atoms, the Pt-N bonds trans to the Cl atom are slightly longer than those trans to the N atom. The compound displays intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the water molecule and the Cl anions. There are intermolecular pi-pi interactions between adjacent pyridine rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.962 angstrom.