Bis(2,2′-bipyridine-κ(2) N,N′)dichlorido­platinum(IV) dichloride monohydrate

In the title complex, [PtCl(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)]Cl(2)·H(2)O, the Pt(4+) ion is six-coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral environment by four N atoms from the two 2,2′-bipyridine ligands and two Cl atoms. As a result of the different trans influences of the N and Cl atoms, the Pt—N bonds trans to the Cl atom are slightly longer than those trans to the N atom. The compound displays inter­molecular hydrogen bonding between the water mol­ecule and the Cl anions. There are inter­molecular π–π inter­actions between adjacent pyridine rings, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.962 Å.