Platinum(II) acetate is a purple-colored coordination complex. The complex adopts an unusual structure consisting of a square array of Pt atoms.
Preparation
Several syntheses of platinum(II) acetate have been reported. Geoffrey Wilkinsonet al. reported a synthesis from sodium hexahydroxyplatinate, nitric acid, and acetic acid. This intermediate solution was reducted with formic acid. The procedure is not highly reproducible.[2]
According to X-ray crystallography, the complex is tetrameric, in contrast to the trimeric palladium analog.[4] The four platinum atoms form a square cluster, with eight bridging acetate ligands surrounding them. The compound has slight distortions from idealized D2d symmetry. The crystal is tetragonal.[1]
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