A Bis(pyrazolyl)(bipyridyl)platinum Complex

(4,4' -Dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridyl)bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolium) platinum(II) 0.5-tetrahydrofuran solvate monohydrate, [Pt(C_5H_7N_2MC_(12)H_(12)-N2)].0.5C_4H_80.H_2O, M_r = 623.65, monoclinic, P2_1/n, ɑ = 8.625 (2), b = 20.593 (8), c = 14.451(4) Å, β = 90.32 (2)°, v = 2566.7 (14) Å^3, Z = 4, D_x = 1.61 g cm^(-3), λ(Mo Kɑ)= 0.71073 Å, μ = 55.50 cm^(-1), F(000) = 1232, room temperature, R = 0.0387 for 2874 reflections with F_o^2 > 3σ(F_o^2). The square-planar Pt complex has normal Pt-N(bipyridyl) bonds [2.009 (8) Å] and slightly short Pt-N(pyrazolyl) bonds [1.983 (7) Å]. The ligand molecules have normal distances and angles; the planes of the pyrazolyl ligands are twisted by about 60° to the bipyridyl-Pt plane, with the closest contacts between the pyrazolyls being -3.3 Å (Cl4···N5 and C19···N3).