“…A similar binding mode is observed in the reaction involving ferrocene diphosphonic acid, except that in this case a dinuclear complex, [1,1′-Fc′{PO 3 Pt(PPh 3 ) 2 } 2 ], is obtained (Figure b) . Reaction of cis -[PtCl 2 L 2 ] (L = PPh 3 ), endo-8-camphanyl-phosphonic acid (C 10 H 17 PO 3 H 2 ), and Ag 2 O also afforded a mononuclear Pt II complex, [Pt(O 3 PC 10 H 17 )(PPh 3 ) 2 ]·2CHCl 3 , where the phosphonate also binds in a chelating manner . In all of these instances, the preference of the Pt II center to have a square-planar coordination geometry seems to dictate the outcome of the product formation along with coordination response of the phosphonate ligand.…”