Mechanistic investigation of the thermal decomposition of Biphen(OPi-Pr)PtEt2: An entrance into C-C single bond activation?
Biphen(OPi-Pr) and (COD)PtCl2 give Biphen(OPi-Pr)PtCl 2 which upon treating with ethyl Grignard forms Biphen(OPi-Pr) PtEt2. The thermal decomposition of Biphen(OPi-Pr)PtEt2 was investigated in the temperature ra