Synthesis and characterisation of PCsp3P phosphine and phosphinite platinum (II) complexes. Cyclometallation and simple coordination
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Summary, in English
New and improved preparative routes to the previously known PCP ligands cis-1,3-bis(di-isopropylphosphinito)cyclohexane and cis-1,3-bis[(di-tert-butylphosphino)methyl]cyclohexane are reported. They react with 1 equivalent of dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II) [(COD)PtCl2] to give the cis coordinated complex cis-[PtCl2{cis-1,3-bis(di-isopropylphosphinito)}cyclohexane] and the Csp3-H activated complex trans-[PtCl{cis-1,3-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)}cyclohexane]. The new PCP ligand cis-1,3-bis(di-tert-butylphosphinito)cyclohexane was synthesised and reacts with [(COD)PtCl2] giving the di-nuclear trans-[PtCl2{cis-1,3-bis(di-tert-butylphosphinito)cyclohexane}]2, which is highly insoluble. All metal complexes were characterised with X-ray crystallography. DFT calculations indicate that the inability of the phosphinite ligands to cyclometallate is due to a kinetic barrier, possibly involving an axial–equatorial conformational change necessary for the C–H activation process.
Department/s
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Pages
5427-5433
Publication/Series
Dalton Transactions
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Topic
- Organic Chemistry
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1477-9234