From a 44-electron to a 48-electron trinuclear phosphido platinum complex: density functional study of [{(CF3)(PH3)Pt(μ-PH2)(μ-H)}2Pt] and [{(CF3)(PH3)Pt(μ-PH2)(μ-I)}2Pt] model compounds

Complexes [{(C6F5)(PPh3)Pt(μ-PPh2)(μ-H)}2Pt] (1) and [{(C6F5)(PPh3)Pt(μ-PPh2)(μ-I)}2Pt] (2) and their very different structures are presented. DFT (B3LYP) calculations provides satisfactory description of structure and bonding nature.