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In the title complex, [PtCl2(C10H8N2)2]Cl2·H2O, the Pt4+ 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.