Scott E. Watkins, Xinhao Yang, Donald C. Craig and Stephen B. Colbran
A phosphino-substituted triazacyclononane ligand, OPtacn, has been prepared by a new, potentially versatile route, the complexes [CuI(OPtacn)][PF6], [PtIICl2{H(OPtacn)}2][PF6]2 and [PtIICl2{(OPtacn)[CuII(OAc)]}2][PF6]2 made, and the crystal structure of [CuI(OPtacn)][PF6] determined.