Poly[aqua(μ-5′-carboxy-2,2′-bipyridine-5-carboxylato)dichloridorubidium(I)platinum(II)

Abstract

In the bimetallic coordination polymer [PtRbCl2(C12H7N2O4)(H2O)]n, the PtII atom has a square-planar configuration, with two cis-coordinated N atoms from a 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxyl­ate ligand and two terminal Cl atoms. The carboxyl­ate groups are further connected to Rb ions, forming two-dimensional sheets, which again are linked together through Rb—Cl bonds, forming a three-dimensional structure. The bimetallic coordination polymer contains PtII sites with the same configuration as homogenous Pt-containing metal–organic complexes, which proved to be active species in C—H bond-activation reactions.