2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/22935We report a reinterpretation of the electronic structure of the $(Pt)_2I(dta)_4$ compound, based on {\em ab initio} embedded fragment calculations. Our major results are the following. First, the usually assumed electronic intra-dimer charge ordering is unrealistic. Second, the $(dta)$ ligands take part actively in the magnetic properties of the system. The proposed electronic structure is favorably confronted to experimental data. In particular, the unexplained $3:1$ $Pt^{2+}/Pt^{3+}$ abundances ratio of the XPS spectra is rationalized.7 pages, 1 figureStrongly Correlated ElectronsMagnetic ligands in the $Pt_2(dta)_4I$ compoundtext