Tetra­kis[pyridine‐2(1H)‐thione‐κS]platinum(II) dichloride

In the title compound, [Pt(C5H5NS)4]Cl2, the PtII ion is located at a crystallographic inversion centre, with each S-donor ligand in its thione tautomeric form [Pt—S = 2.3439 (7) and 2.3444 (7) A]. The Cl− ion positioned at each axial site of the PtII ion [Pt⋯Cl = 3.5171 (8) A] is hydrogen-bonded to the N—H units of the ligands [Cl⋯N = 3.103 (3) and 3.125 (3) A].