High pressure Raman spectroscopic studies of Pt(II) complex trans-PtCl2(PEt3)2

We report here the high pressure Raman spectroscopy of the Pt(II) complex trans-PtCl2(P(C2H5)3)2 up to 5 GPa. We have analyzed the metal-ligand stretching modes as well as ligand internal vibrational modes of the complex under pressure. Many characteristic Raman modes show pressure induced splitting at pressures as low as 1 GPa. On careful analysis of the skeletal region, the new modes appeared could be corroborated with the position of corresponding modes in the infrared spectrum, thus indicating a loss of inversion symmetry in the trans- isomer.