A novel Pt-II-dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6) complex

The novel Pt-II-dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DB18C6) title complex, mu-[tetrakis(thi ocyanato-S)platinum(II)]-N:N'-bis{[2,5,8,15,18,21-hexaoxatricyclo[20.4.0.1 (9,14)]hexacosa-1(22),9(14),10,12,23,25-hexaene-kappa O-6]potassium(I)}, [K (C20H24O6)](2)[Pt(SCN)(4)], has been isolated and characterized by X-ray di ffraction analysis. The structure analysis shows that the complex displays a quasi-one-dimensional infinite chain of two [K(DB18C6)](+) complex cation s and a [Pt(SCN)(4)](2-) anion, bridged by K+ . . . pi interactions between adjacent [K(DB18C6)](+) units.