Isolation of a Dicationic Platinum Complex with Two Accessible Coordination Sites

The dicationic Pt complex [(^tBu₂bpy)­Pt]­(NTf₂)₂·¹/₂C₆H₆ (^tBu₂bpy = 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine, NTf₂^– = N­(SO₂CF₃)₂^–) has been isolated and characterized. The new complex is supported by a simple bidentate bipyridine ligand and weakly coordinating, easily displaced triflimidate counterions. The Pt salt is competent for allylic C–H activation in aprotic, nonpolar media.