Antimony–Carbon bond activation in a Pt(II) complex: The crystal structure of [Pt(9S3)(SbPh3)(Ph)](PF6)·CH3NO2

The complex [Pt(9S3)(SbPh3)(Ph)](PF6) forms directly from [Pt(9S3)(SbPh3)2](PF6)2 during the room temperature crystallization of the latter in nitromethane. The crystal structure shows a five-coordinate Pt(II) center containing the tridentate thiacrown ligand, a Sb donor from the triphenylstibine ligand, and a σ-coordinating phenyl group. The phenyl group forms via Sb–C bond cleavage from one of the SbPh3 ligands in the bis complex.