Schiff base ligands (L), prepared from benzaldehyde, salicylaldehyde a
nd 2- or 3-aminopyridines or 3-aminoquinoline, have been isolated and
reacted with K2PtCl4, cis-[Pt(DMSO)(2)Cl-2], Pt(COD)Cl-2] and [PtL'Cl-
2]2 (L' = C2H4, PEt(3), PPh(3) PMe(2)Ph) in different molar ratios, to
yield complexes of general formula [PtLCl(2)](n) (n = 1 or 2) and cis
- or trans-[PtLL'Cl-2]. The Schiff bases and their platinum complexes
have been characterized physicochemically.