title: cis-[1,2-Bis(diisopropylphosphino-kappaP)-1,2-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane]dichloroplatinum(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [PtCl(2)(C(14)H(38)B(10)P(2))] x 0.5CH(2)Cl(2) or cis-[PtCl(2)(1,2-(P(i)Pr(2))(2)-1,2-C(2)B(10)H(10))] x 0.5CH(2)Cl(2), contains one disordered solvent molecule and two molecules of the complex, in which each PtII atom displays slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry. The P atoms connected to the cage C atoms are coordinated to the PtII atom. The Pt-P distances vary slightly [2.215 (3) and 2.235 (4) A] and the Pt-Cl distances are equal [2.348 (3) and 2.353 (5) A].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, PO Box 55, FIN-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. sari.paavola@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paavola
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Teixidor
authors.forename: Clara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viñas
authors.forename: Raikko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kivekäs