Sergei A. Mitchenko, Valentin P. Ananikov, Irina P. Beletskaya and Yurii A. Ustynyuk
Mendeleev Commun., 1997,7, 130-131
DOI:
10.1070/MC1997v007n04ABEH000715,
Paper
A new catalytic reaction-dimerization of acetylene accompanied by addition of iodine to yield (E,E)-1,4-diiodobuta-1,3-diene at 30°C in a methanolic solution of NaI, PtIV and I2 has been found; a plausible reaction mechanism involves intermediate formation of a cis-divinyl derivative of platinum(IV) through two subsequent triple bond iodoplatination steps followed by reductive elimination of the final product.