Issue 57, 2013

Easy activation of the aryl–sulfur bond by platinum(ii)

Abstract

The reagents 1,2-C6H4(CH[double bond, length as m-dash]NR)(SMe), R = CH2CH2NMe2 or Ph, react with [Pt2Me4(μ-SMe2)2] by oxidative addition of the aryl–sulfur bond to give the corresponding crystalline binuclear platinum(IV) compounds [Pt2Me4(μ-SMe)22-C,N-C6H4-2-CH[double bond, length as m-dash]NR)2], as the isomers with Ci (R = CH2CH2NMe2 or Ph) or C1 (R = Ph) symmetry. These first examples of C–S bond activation at platinum(II) occur easily at room temperature, and the reactions give complex equilibria of isomeric products, from which the isolated compounds crystallise.

Graphical abstract: Easy activation of the aryl–sulfur bond by platinum(ii)

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 May 2013
Accepted
04 Jun 2013
First published
04 Jun 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 6421-6423

Easy activation of the aryl–sulfur bond by platinum(II)

S. Kim, P. D. Boyle, M. S. McCready, K. R. Pellarin and R. J. Puddephatt, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 6421 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC43303J

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