Potassium diplatinum(II) tetrakispyrophosphite

Potassium diplatinum(II) tetrakispyrophosphite (abbreviated as [Pt2(pop)4]4−)  is the inorganic compound with the formula K4[Pt2(HO2POPO2H)4]. It is a water-soluble yellow salt. The compound has a long-lived, strongly luminescent excited state, with an emission maximum at ~510 nm and a lifetime near 10 μs.

Synthesis and reactions
The complex is prepared by heating a mixture of potassium tetrachloroplatinate and phosphorous acid:
 * 2K2PtCl4 +  8H3PO3  →  K4[Pt2(HO2POPO2H)4]  +  8HCl  +  4H2O

Several quat salt derivatives are known.

The anion reacts with boron trifluoride to give the BF2-capped complex [Pt2(P2PO5)4(BF2)8]4-.

The compound reacts with halogens to give Pt(III) dimers:
 * K4[Pt2(HO2POPO2H)4 +  Cl2  →   K4[Pt2(HO2POPO2H)4Cl2]

With substoichiometric halogen, linear chain compounds result.

Structure
The pair of square-planar platinum(II) centers are bridged by four pyrophosphito (HO(O)POP(O)OH2-) ligands. The ligands interact via hydrogen bonds between the POH and P=O group. The Pt---Pt separation is 293 pm for the dihydrate. In the Pt(III) dichloride, the Pt-Pt distance is 270 pm, indicating Pt-Pt bonding.