Pyridineboronic Acids as Useful Building Blocks in Combination with Perchloroplatinate(II) and -(IV) Salts: 1D, 2D, and 3D Hydrogen-Bonded Networks Containing X-H···Cl2Pt− (X = C, N+), B(OH)2···Cl2Pt−, and B(OH)2···(HO)2B Synthons

Five metal complexes have been prepared by reacting 3- and 4-pyridineboronic acid (3- and 4-pba) with potassium tetrachloroplatinate (K2PtCl4) and hexachloro...