The reactions of [Pt(NH3)(2)((NHCOBu)-Bu-t)(2)] and TlX3 (X = NO3-, Cl-, CF3CO2-) yielded dinuclear [{Pt(ONO2)(NH3)(2-)((NHCOBu)-Bu-t)}Tl(ONO2)(2)(MeOH)] (2) and trinuclear complexes [{PtX(RNH2)(2)((NHCOBu)-Bu-t)(2)}(2)Tl](+) [X = NO3- (3), Cl- (5), CF3CO2- (6)], which were spectroscopically and structurally characterized. Strong Pt-Tl interaction in the complexes in solutions was indicated by both Pt-195 and Tl-205 NMR spectra, which exhibit very large one-bond spin-spin coupling constants between the heteronuclei ((1)J(PtTl)), 146.8 and 88.84 kHz for 2 and 3, respectively. Both the X-ray photoelectron spectra and the Pt-195 chemical shifts reveal that the complexes have Pt centers whose oxidation states are close to that of Pt-III. Characterization of these complexes by X-ray diffraction analysis confirms that the Pt and Tl atoms are held together by very short Pt-Tl bonds and are supported by the bridging amidate ligands. The Pt-Tl bonds are shorter than 2.6 angstrom, indicating a strong metal-metal attraction between these two metals. Compound 2 was found to activate the C-H bond of acetone to yield a platinum(IV) acetonate complex. This reactivity corresponds to the property of Pt-III complexes. Density functional theory calculations were able to reproduce the large magnitude of the metal-metal spin-spin coupling constants. The couplings are sensitive to the computational model because of a delicate balance of metal 6s contributions in the frontier orbitals. The computational analysis reveals the role of the axial ligands in the magnitude of the coupling constants.