Enhanced electrophilicity of co-ordinated ethylene in a cationic platinum(II) complex
Abstract
The complex [Pt(η2-C2H4)Cl(tmen)]+(tmen =N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine), in which ethylene is unsymmetrically bound to the metal, reacts with NO2–, and N3– to give stable addition products.