UEBER DEN MECHANISMUS DER LICHT-INDUZIERTEN ELIMINIERUNG DES BIPHENYL-SYSTEMS AUS cis-BIS(PHENYL)PLATIN(II)-VERBINDUNGEN

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(86)84016-5

We report the light-induced reductive elimination of the biphenyl system from compounds of the types bis(phenyl)<η²-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphano)ethan>platinum(II), bis(phenyl)<η²-cis-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphano)ethene>platinum(II) and bis(phenyl)<η²-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphano)benzene>platinum(II) with substituents in the platinum-bound phenyl rings.The elimination proceeds via a concerted reaction mechanism without any observable free radical involvement.