Experimental Crystal data

R factor = 0.036; wR factor = 0.077; data-to-parameter ratio = 12.8. In the title complex, [Pt(N3)4(C10H9N3)], the Pt IV ion is six-coordinated in a slightly distorted octahedral environment by the two pyridine N atoms of the chelating di-2-pyridylamine (dpa) ligand and four N atoms from four azide anions. The dpa ligand is not planar, the dihedral angle between the pyridine rings being 20.0 (3). The azide ligands are slightly bent [N— N—N = 173.5 (8)–175.1 (8)]. In the crystal, the complex molecules are connected by N—H N hydrogen bonds, forming a chain along the b axis. An intermolecular – interaction between the chains is also present, the ring centroid–centroid distance being 3.713 (4) Å. Related literature For the crystal structure of the related chlorido PtIV comple