trans‐Bis(3‐acetyl­pyridine‐κN)diiodoplatinum(II)

In the square-planar title complex, [PtI2(C7H7NO)2], the Pt atom lies on a crystallographic inversion center, coinciding with an anti arrangement of the 3-acetyl­pyridine ligands. The dihedral angles between the pyridine rings and the Pt coordination plane are 67.5 (2)°, while those between the pyridine rings and the acetyl planes are 20.8 (5)°. The 195Pt NMR resonance of the title complex (CD2Cl2) was observed at −3224 p.p.m. The major structural parameters are compared with those from previously reported related structures.