Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) (Pt(cod)Cl₂) is an

organometallic compound Organometallic chemistry is the study of organometallic compounds, chemical compounds containing at least one chemical bond between a carbon atom of an organic molecule and a metal, including alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metals, and ...

platinum Platinum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Pt and atomic number 78. It is a density, dense, malleable, ductility, ductile, highly unreactive, precious metal, precious, silverish-white transition metal. Its name origina ...

. This colourless solid is an entry point to other platinum compounds through the displacement of the cod and/or chloride

ligand In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion or molecule with a functional group that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex. The bonding with the metal generally involves formal donation of one or more of the ligand's el ...

s. It is one of several complexes of cycloocta-1,5-diene. Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) is prepared by treating

potassium tetrachloroplatinate Potassium tetrachloroplatinate(II) is the chemical compound with the chemical formula, formula K2PtCl4. This reddish orange salt (chemistry), salt is an important reagent for the preparation of other Complex (chemistry), coordination complexes of ...

with the diene: :K₂PtCl₄ + C₈H₁₂ → PtCl₂C₈H₁₂ + 2 KCl PtCl2codStrem

According to

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, the complex is square planar.

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