The mono(aryl)cyanoplatinum(II) complex $[Pt(CN)(C_6H_3{CH_2NMe_2}_2-26)]$, reacts with the dihalogens to yield the mono(aryl)cyanoplatinum complexes $[PtX_2(CN)(C_6H_3{CH_2NMe_2}_2-26)]$, (X = Cl, Br, I). The structural configuration of the two halogen atoms for a square planar platinum complex was studied by 1H-NMR spectroscopy and led to a mixture of trans and cis orientation. The trans orientation was found to be more stable in energy (1.33 kcal/mol) than the cis orientation by means of Extended H ckel calculations. On the base of a combination of the analysis of $^1H-NMR$, $^{13}C-NMR spectra and computational calculations it is assumed that the intermediate consists of an initial attack in the linear transition state, leading to the $S_{N}2$ type mechanism.