Cs2PtC2 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. Cs(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pt(1) and three equivalent C(1) atoms. Pt(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to six equivalent Cs(1) and two equivalent C(1) atoms. C(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cs(1), one Pt(1), and one C(1) atom.
Cs2PtC2 crystallizes in the trigonal P-3m1 space group. Cs(1) is bonded in a 6-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Pt(1) and three equivalent C(1) atoms. All Cs(1)-Pt(1) bond lengths are 3.59 Å. All Cs(1)-C(1) bond lengths are 3.33 Å. Pt(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to six equivalent Cs(1) and two equivalent C(1) atoms. Both Pt(1)-C(1) bond lengths are 1.97 Å. C(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Cs(1), one Pt(1), and one C(1) atom. The C(1)-C(1) bond length is 1.27 Å.