Pt3Cl is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pt(2) and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing PtPt4Cl4 tetrahedra. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Pt(1) atoms. Cl(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Pt(1) atoms.
Pt3Cl is alpha bismuth trifluoride structured and crystallizes in the cubic Fm-3m space group. There are two inequivalent Pt sites. In the first Pt site, Pt(1) is bonded to four equivalent Pt(2) and four equivalent Cl(1) atoms to form a mixture of distorted edge, face, and corner-sharing PtPt4Cl4 tetrahedra. All Pt(1)-Pt(2) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. All Pt(1)-Cl(1) bond lengths are 2.77 Å. In the second Pt site, Pt(2) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Pt(1) atoms. Cl(1) is bonded in a body-centered cubic geometry to eight equivalent Pt(1) atoms.