New platinum(II) complex trans-[PtCl2(p-CF3C6H4CN)2] was obtained.
Platinum(II) complex trans-[PtCl2(p-CF3C6H4CN)2] co-crystallizes with benzene.
Extended π–π interactions were observed by X-ray crystallography.
Nature of intermolecular π–π interactions was studied by DFT calculations.
Energy for π–π interactions does not exceed 1.1 kcal/mol.