Abstract
The diazide platinum(II) complex, [Pt(N-3)(2)(PPh3)(2)], reacts with 4-FC6H4CN under microwave irradiation to give the corresponding neutral title bis(tetrazolate) complex trans[Pt(N4CR)(2)(PPh3)(2)] or [Pt(C7H4FN4)(2)(C18H15P)(2)]. The Pt-II atom lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and is coordinated by two N atoms and two P atoms in a slightly distorted square-planar environment. The unique tetrazolate ring is essentially planar and the corresponding C - N and N - N bond distances lie in the range 1.317 (3)-1.349 (3) angstrom.