Platinum(IV) organometallics. I. Syntheses of trans-di(carboxylato)ethane-1,2-diamine-cis-bis(pentafluorophenyl)platinum(IV) complexes and the X-ray crystal structure of the n-butanoato derivative

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(94)05329-A

The complex Pt(C6F5)2(OH)2(en) (en = ethane-1,2-diamine) has been prepared by oxidation of Pt(C6F5)2(en) with hydrogen peroxide in acetone.Treatment of the platinum(IV) complex with acid anhydrides, (RCO)2O (R = Me, Et, ⁿPr, or ⁱPr),