Non-resonance Raman scattering of platinum(II) acetylide molecules is studied both by theory and experiment. Differential cross sections are presented for bis((4-(phenyl-ethynyl)phenyl)ethynyl)bis(tri-n-butylphosphine)platinum( II) (Pt1), and for bis((4-(phenyl-ethynyl) bis(tri-n-butylphosphine) platinum(II) substituted with triazole end group (Z1). All intense bands in the observed Raman scattering are assigned to symmetric vibrations of Pt-C C, C C, and phenyl groups; a reliable interpretation includes some details of relative intensities for the stretching and in-plane bending modes. The Raman spectra verify that the Pt-acetylide dyes remain intact during the material processing, indicating that they retain functionality for applications like in optical power limiting, nonlinear optics, and light emitting diodes. (C) 2009 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.