Bis(2-chloro-1H-imidazol-3-ium) Hexachloroplatinate(IV), (C₃H₄ClN₂)₂[PtCl₆]

The title salt, with a centrally located Pt atom, is comprised of (C₃H₄ClN₂)⁺ and [PtCl₆]²⁻ ions linked by N...Cl hydrogen bonds of 3.208 (8) Å. The [PtCl₆]²⁻ anions form rows with intermolecular Pt—Cl...Cl—Pt contact distances of 3.681 (2) Å.

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