The reaction of tetraethyl [2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-phenylenebis-(methylene)]bisphosphonate (Et4LH2) with [PtCl2(DTBbPY)] (DTBbpy: 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine) afforded [Pt(Me4L)-(DTBbpY)] (1), [Pt(Bn4L-)(DTBbPY)] (2), Na-2[Pt(Me2L)-(DTBbpy)] (3), and [Pt(H4L)(DTBbpy)] (4) with tetramethyl-, tetrabenzyl-, half-protected, and fully-deprotected groups under different reaction conditions. The introduction of phosphonatomethyl groups at the 3,6-position of a redox-active catecholato unit led to slight shifts in charge-transfer bands and catecholato-centered redox processes in solution. The presence of deprotonated anchors in 3 resulted in the immobilization of the complex onto an indium-doped tin oxide electrode, demonstrating a well-defined redox response from the tethered complex.