biostudies-literatureUnknown68(Pt 5)Ha KIn the title complex, trans-[PtCl(2)(C(9)H(7)N)(2)], the Pt(II) ion is four-coordinated in an essentially square-planar coordination environment defined by two N atoms from two quinoline (qu) ligands and two Cl(-) anions. The Pt atom is located on an inversion centre and thus the asymmetric unit contains one half of the complex; the PtN(2)Cl(2) unit is exactly planar. The dihedral angle between the PtN(2)Cl(2) unit and the quinoline ligand is 85.1 (1)°. In the crystal, the complex mol-ecules are stacked into columns along the b axis. In the columns, several inter-molecular π-π inter-actions between the six-membered rings are present, the shortest ring centroid-centroid distance being 3.733 (5) Å between pyridine rings.Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports onlinem536https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3344296biostudies-literaturetrans-Dichloridobis(quinoline-κN)platinum(II).PMC3344296Ha Kfalsetrans-Dichloridobis(quinoline-κN)platinum(II).In the title complex, trans-[PtCl(2)(C(9)H(7)N)(2)], the Pt(II) ion is four-coordinated in an essentially square-planar coordination environment defined by two N atoms from two quinoline (qu) ligands and two Cl(-) anions. The Pt atom is located on an inversion centre and thus the asymmetric unit contains one half of the complex; the PtN(2)Cl(2) unit is exactly planar. The dihedral angle between the PtN(2)Cl(2) unit and the quinoline ligand is 85.1 (1)°. In the crystal, the complex mol-ecules are stacked into columns along the b axis. In the columns, several inter-molecular π-π inter-actions between the six-membered rings are present, the shortest ring centroid-centroid distance being 3.733 (5) Å between pyridine rings.2012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012 May2025-04-04T14:12:11.738Z2019-03-27T00:53:04ZS-EPMC33442962259006210.1107/S1600536812013608