Cleavage of the P–C bond in [PtCl2(Ph2PCH2PPh2-P,P′)] under mild conditions
Abstract
Treatment of [PtCl2PCH2PPh2-P,P′)] with an excess of NaOH in NH3 at –50 °C gives, in >80% yield, the cis and trans isomers of [(Ph2MeP)(Ph2PO)Pt(µ-NH2)2Pt((POPh2)(PMePh2)], the structure of the trans from being confirmed by X-ray crysallography; both the structure and the proposed mechanism display highly novel features.