“Lantern-Shaped” Platinum(III) Complexes with Axially Bound 9-Ethylguanine or 1-Methylcytosine (L) of General Formula[Pt2{HN=C(Bu

The synthesis, NMR characterization, and X-ray crystallography of “lantern-shaped” platinum(III) complexes with four pivaloamidate bridging ligands and two 9-ethylguanines (9-EtG) or 1-methylcytosines (1-MeC) in axial positions are reported: cis- N 2 O 2 -[Pt 2 {HN=C(Bu t )O} 4 (9-EtG) 2 ](NO 3 ) 2 and cis -N 2 O 2 -[Pt 2 {HN=C(Bu t )O} 4 (1-MeC) 2 ](NO 3 ) 2 . The last complex is, to the best of our knowledge, the first dinuclear compound of platinum(III) with axially bound 1-MeC.