Platinum(ii) as an assembly point for carbide and nitride ligands

Abstract

The sequential treatment of (Cy₃P)₂Cl₂RuC with [PtCl₂(C₂H₄)]₂ and (dbm)₂CrN affords trans-(Cy₃P)₂Cl₂RuC–PtCl₂–NCr(dbm)₂, in which a platinum(II) center is coordinated by both carbide and nitride ligands. ESR spectroscopy indicates that the carbide–nitride complex is loosely associated and that its unpaired electron remains localized mainly at the chromium center.