Dichloridobis[N-(diphenylphosphino)-isopropylamine-kappa P]platinum(II) chloroform solvate

The cis isomer of the square-planar title complex has been crystallized as the chloroform solvate, [PtCl2(C15H18NP)(2)] center dot-CHCl3. Comparison of the Pt - P and Pt - Cl bond lengths and the Cl - Pt - Cl and P - Pt - P angles with the known compounds cis-{Ph2PN(H)R'}(2)PtCl2 reveals that the R' substituents have negligible effects on these structural parameters. Intramolecular N - H center dot center dot center dot Cl and intermolecular Pt - Cl center dot center dot center dot H - CCl3 hydrogen bonds are evident in the title structure.