The hydrolyis or the aquation reactions of compounds of the types cis- and trans-Pt(Ypy)2(NO3)2 (Ypy = pyridine derivative) were studied in D2O and characterized by multinuclear (195Pt, 13C, and 1H) NMR spectroscopy. In acidic pD, the product of the cis complexes is cis-[Pt(Ypy)2(D2O)2]2+, whereas in basic medium cis-Pt(Ypy)2(OD)2 is formed. The 195Pt NMR resonances of the products containing ligands with an ortho substituent were observed at lower fields than the other complexes. The average coupling constant (3J(195Pt1H) and 3J(195Pt13C)) is 44 Hz for the diaqua species and 42 Hz for the dihydroxo compounds. At neutral pD, several hydrolyzed species were observed, except for the 2-picoline and 2,4-lutidine complexes, which contained only one compound, cis-[Pt(Ypy)2(D2O)(OD)]+. The other hydrolyzed products for the ligands with no ortho substituent were identified as the dihydroxo-bridged dimer, the monohydroxo-bridged dimer, the trimer, and possibly the tetramer. The trans analogues have shown two signals in acidic pD corresponding to the diaqua monomer and the monohydroxo-bridged aqua dimer. Two species (the dihydroxo compound and the monohydroxo-bridged hydroxo dimer) were also observed in basic pD. In neutral medium, a third signal assigned to a longer chain hydroxo-bridged oligomer or polymer was detected.Key words: platinum, pyridine derivative, nitrato, hydrolysis, NMR, aquation.