title: (1RS,2RS)-4,4'-(1-Aza-niumyl-2-hy-droxy-ethane-1,2-di-yl)dipyridinium tetra-chlorido-platinate(II) chloride.
abstract: The title compound, (C12H16N3O)[PtCl4]Cl, consists of a 4,4'-(1-aza-niumyl-2-hy-droxy-ethane-1,2-di-yl)dipyridinium trication, a square-planar tetra-chloridoplatinate(II) dianion and a chloride ion. In the cation, the pyridinium rings attached to the central 1-aza-niumyl-2-hy-droxy-ethane fragment have an anti conformation, as indicated by the central C-C-C-C torsion angle of -166.5 (6)°, and they are inclined to one another by 63.5 (4)°. In the crystal, the cations and anions are linked through N-H⋯Cl and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. There are also π-π contacts [centroid-centroid distances = 3.671 (4) and 3.851 (4) Å] and a number of C-H⋯Cl inter-actions present, consolidating the formation of a three-dimensional supra-molecular structure.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingenieria Mochis, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Fuente Poseidón y Prol. A. Flores S/N, CP 81223, C.U. Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México.
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Campos-Gaxiola
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Almaral-Sanchez
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cruz-Enríquez
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Höpfl
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parra-Hake