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metal-organic compounds
The structure of the title compound, [PtI2(C3H10N2)2]I2.2H2O, consists of six-coordinate monomeric [Pt(diamine)2I2]2+ cations, I− anions and water molecules. Pt has tetragonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. Linear I I—Pt—II units are arranged in the direction of the b axis.