Equilibrium mixture from platinum(II) with 4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-1,3-thiazole (TBZ) and polyfluorobenzothiolates. Molecular structures of [PtCl2(TBZ)], [Pt(SC6F4(CF3)-4)2(TBZ)] and [Pt2(μ2-SC6HF4-4)2(SC6HF4-4)2(TBZ)2]

cis-[Pt(SRF)2(TBZ)] (RF = C6F4(CF3)-4 (1) and SC6HF4-4 (2) (TBZ = 4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-1,3-thiazole)) are in equilibrium with the sulfur bridged bimetallic compounds cis-[Pt2(μ2-SRF)2(SRF)2(TBZ)2] (1a-2a) and trans-[Pt2(μ2-SRF)2(SRF)2(TBZ)2] (1b-2b), both exhibiting anti and syn isomers. The X-ray diffraction molecular structures of the complexes cis-[PtCl2(TBZ)] (0), cis-[Pt(SC6F4(CF3)-4)2(TBZ)] (1) and trans-anti-[Pt2(μ2-SC6HF4-4)2(SC6HF4-4)2(TBZ)2] (2b) are reported.