Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) (Pt(cod)Cl2) is an organometallic compound of platinum. This colourless solid is an entry point to other platinum compounds through the displacement of the cod and/or chloride ligands. It is one of several complexes of cycloocta-1,5-diene.
Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) is prepared by treating potassium tetrachloroplatinate with the diene:[1]
- K2PtCl4 + C8H12 → PtCl2C8H12 + 2 KCl

According to X-ray crystallography, the complex is square planar.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ E. Costa; P. G. Pringle; M. Ravetz (1997). "[(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-Cyclooctadiene]Dimethyl-Platinum(II)". Inorg. Synth. 31: 284–286. doi:10.1002/9780470132623.ch49. ISBN 978-0-470-13262-3.
- ^ Anil B. Goel; Sarla Goel; Don Van Der Veer (1982). "Chemistry of Metal diene complexes: X-ray crystal structure of dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadine)platinum(II)". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 65: L205 – L206. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)93548-5.
- ^ Ashfaquzzaman Syed; Edwin D. Stevens; Sandra G. Cruz (1984). "Reexamination of the π bonding in dichloro(cycloocta-1,5-diene)platinum". Inorg. Chem. 23 (22): 3673–3674. doi:10.1021/ic00190a053.
Further reading
- J. L. Butikofer, E. W. Kalberer, W. C. Schuster, and D. M. Roddick, "The Crystal Structure of Dichloro(norbornadiene)platinum(II): A Comparison to Dichloro(cyclooctadiene)platinum(II)," Acta Crystallogr. C. 2004, m353-m354.
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