Li2PtH2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent H(1) atoms. Pt(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent H(1) atoms. H(1) is bonded to five equivalent Li(1) and one Pt(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing HLi5Pt octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-14°.
Li2PtH2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Immm space group. Li(1) is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to five equivalent H(1) atoms. There is one shorter (1.97 Å) and four longer (2.23 Å) Li(1)-H(1) bond lengths. Pt(1) is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent H(1) atoms. Both Pt(1)-H(1) bond lengths are 1.65 Å. H(1) is bonded to five equivalent Li(1) and one Pt(1) atom to form a mixture of distorted corner and edge-sharing HLi5Pt octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles range from 0-14°.