The reaction of 2-(arylazo)pyridines, RH
4C
6N
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NC
5H
4N (aap,
1 where R=H (pap),
p-Me (
p-tap),
p-Cl (
p-Clpap)) with K
2PtCl
4 in 1:2 boiling acetonitrile&n
dash;water affords orange&n
dash;red complexes of the type Pt(aap)Cl
2 (
2). The IR spectrum shows two
ν(Pt
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Cl) stretches suggesting
cis-PtCl
2 configuration. The structural confirmation was carried out by an X-ray diffraction study of Pt(pap)Cl
2 (
2a). The addition of catechols to a chloroform&n
dash;methanol solution of Pt(aap)Cl
2 in the presence of Et
3N yielded green colored mixed-ligand complexes of the formula Pt(aap)(
O,
O) (
O,
O