Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1988, 53, 2377-2384
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19882377

Complex formation and kinematic coupling: C2H4.PtCl3

Roman Řeřichaa, Björg N. Cyvinb, Jon Brunvollb and Sven J. Cyvinb

a Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol, Czechoslovakia
b Division of Physical Chemistry, University of Trondheim, N-7034 Trondheim - NTH, Norway

Abstract

Normal coordinate analyses including calculations of PED's were performed for C2H4.PtCl3 system modelling Zeise's anion, [(C2H4)PtCl3]-. The wedgewise distorsion of the C2H4 ligand known from the crystallographic data for Zeise's salt, was taken into account. Under these circumstances it was found that the kinematic couplings between the internal ligand and complex framework vibrational modes are rather small. The reliability of some existing assignments of the fundamental frequencies of Zeise's anion is discussed.