An unprecedented process involving normal and redox transmetallation reactions between Hg and Pt affording the unexpected K[Pt2[CH2C(O)Me]6(mu-Cl)3] complex: the key role of X-ray powder diffraction in unravelling its nature and structure

[Hg{CH2C(O)Me}2] reacts with K[PtCl3(CH2=CH2)](2 : 1 molar ratio) to give K[Pt2{CH2C(O)Me}6(mu-Cl)3] (1); the intermediate [Pt{CH2C(O)Me}Cl2(CH2=CH2)]- has been detected in solution and isolated as a Me4N+ salt; the process occurs through successive normal and redox transmetallation reactions and an...

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2005-03 (10), p.1267-1269
Main Authors: Vicente, José, Arcas, Aurelia, Fernández-Hernández, Jesús M, Sironi, Angelo, Masciocchi, Norberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystallization
Mercury - chemistry
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Organometallic Compounds - chemical synthesis
Organometallic Compounds - chemistry
Organoplatinum Compounds - chemical synthesis
Organoplatinum Compounds - chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction
Platinum - chemistry
Potassium - chemistry
Powder Diffraction - methods
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Summary:[Hg{CH2C(O)Me}2] reacts with K[PtCl3(CH2=CH2)](2 : 1 molar ratio) to give K[Pt2{CH2C(O)Me}6(mu-Cl)3] (1); the intermediate [Pt{CH2C(O)Me}Cl2(CH2=CH2)]- has been detected in solution and isolated as a Me4N+ salt; the process occurs through successive normal and redox transmetallation reactions and an ab initio X-ray powder diffraction study of has proven to be essential to establish its nature.
ISSN:1359-7345