title: Chlorido[6-phenyl-4-(p-tol-yl)-2,2'-bipyridyl-κN,N']platinum(II).
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Pt(C(23)H(17)N(2))Cl], contains two independent mol-ecules with distinct dihedral angles between the central pyridyl and methylbenzene rings [7.77 (2) and 24.07 (2)°]. Short inter-molecular distances [3.582 (6) and 3.600 (6) Å] between the outer pyridine and the PtNC(3) and PtN(2)C(2) rings, respectively, indicate the existence of π-π inter-actions, which link the mol-ecules into stacks along the a axis. The crystal structure is further stabilized by weak C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.forename: Hong Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Guo Qiang
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Jin Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Jia Xiang
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yang