| Abstract: | The title compound, PtCl2(C13H26NP)2], is a rare example of a sterically bulky ligand adopting a cis geometry in a square‐planar complex. It crystallizes on a twofold rotation axis which bisects the Pt centre and the P—Pt—P′ and Cl—Pt—Cl′ angles. The ligand exhibits a random packing disorder in the N,N‐dimethylpropylamine substituent, with the two orientations refining to occupancies of 0.404 (15) and 0.596 (15). Weak intermolecular interactions between a Cl and a H atom of the ligand of a neighbouring molecule result in extended chains along the a axis. The effective cone angle for the dimethyl3‐(9‐phosphabicyclo3.3.1]non‐9‐yl)propyl]amine (Phoban3.3.1]‐C3NMe2) ligand was determined as being in the range 160–181°, depending on the choice of atoms used in the calculations. |
