title: (η-Cyclo-octa-1,5-diene)diiodidoplatinum(II).
abstract: The monoclinic title complex, [PtI(2)(C(8)H(12))], characterized by a twisted cyclo-octa-diene ring, is similar to its Cl and Br ortho-rhom-bic homologues. The observed Pt-I bond distances of 2.6094 (5) and 2.6130 (5) Å are in the expected range for PtI(2) complexes. The C=C double bonds in the mol-ecule differ significantly [1.373 (10) and 1.403 (10) Å]. As expected for a platinum(II) complex, the Pt(II) atom is in a square-planar environment (ΣPt(α)= 359.71°).
authors.affiliation: Département de Chimie, Pavillon Alexandre-Vachon, Local 2257, 1045 Avenue de la Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1V 0A6.
authors.forename: Marie-Hélène
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Thibault
authors.forename: Frédéric-Georges
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Fontaine