Tetrameric Pt(II) acetate shows a photoluminescence in solution at lambda (
max) = 510 nm and 630 nm which is assigned to a metal-centered fluorescence
(tau < 5 ns) and phosphorescence ( <tau> = 1.8 ys), respectively. It is su
ggested that in the emissive excited state the metal-metal bonds are weaken
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