A new class of polymeric complexes having Pt–Ag interactions: Crystal structure of |{[(PPh3)(C6F5)Pt(μ-Cl)]2Ag}(μ-Cl)2Ag(MeOH)|n

The reaction of (NBu4)[trans-PtCl2(C6F5)L] (L = PPh3, AsPh3) with AgClO4 (1:1) molar ratio in a CH2Cl2/MeOH mixture leads to the polymeric complexes [PtAgCl2(C6F5)L]n (L = PPh3 1, AsPh3 2). The structure of complex |{[(PPh3)(C6F5)Pt(μ-Cl)]2Ag}(μ-Cl)2Ag(MeOH)|n (1·MeOH) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, showing a chain polymer in which the silver atoms are in two different environments with or without Pt–Ag bond.