title: [2,6-Bis(5-methyl-2-pyridyl)phenyl-kappa(3)N,C(1),N']chloridoplatinum(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [Pt(C(18)H(15)N(2))Cl], the Pt(II) centre adopts a distorted square-planar coordination geometry due to the pincer-type monoanionic N-C-N tridentate ligand. The planar complexes stack via pi-pi interactions to form two-dimensional accumulated sheets. This packing pattern is in contrast to that in related pincer-type N-C-N complexes, which exhibit a one-dimensional columnar stacking.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Integrated Sciences, Yokohama City University, 22-2 Seto, Yokohama 236-0027, Japan.
authors.forename: Taichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Kazuteru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shinozaki
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Takayoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki