Bis(di-2-pyridylamine-κ2N2,N2')platinum(II) dibromide monohydrate
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Pt(C10H9N3)2]Br2·H2O, contains two crystallographically independent half-molecules of the cationic PtIIcomplex, two Br−anions and a lattice water molecule; an inversion centre is located at the centroid of each complex. Each PtIIion is four-coordinated in an essentially square-planar environment by four pyridine N atoms derived from the two chelating di-2-pyridylamine (dpa) ligands, and the PtN4unit is exactly planar. The chelate ring formed by the dpa ligand displays a boat conformation, with dihedral angles between the pyridine rings of 35.9 (2) and 41.0 (2)°. The complex cations, Br−anions and solvent water molecules are linked by O—H...Br, N—H...Br, C—H...O and C—H...Br hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.