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The title compound [η5-(C5(CH3)5)(CO)Fe{(μ-BCl)(μ-CO)}PtCl(P(C6H11)3)]·C6H6 shows a piano-stool coordination geometry at the FeII atom and a distorted square-planar coordination geometry at the Pt atom. Both metals are bridged by one carbonyl and one chloridoborylene unit. Additionally, one benzene solvent molecule aligns in a staggered position relative to the (pentamethyl)cyclopentadienyl ligand of the FeII centre.