Reaction of platinum complexes with (+)-α-pinene and (+)-limonene. Synthesis, molecular structure, and catalytic activity of dichloro(η 4-[p-mentha-1,8{9}-diene])platinum(II)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1134/S1070363206080226

The transformations of platinum(II) and platinum(IV) complexes with inner-and outer-sphere ligands by the action of (+)-α-pinene and (+)-limonene were studied. Reduction of the metal complex is the main process whose rate increases in the following outer-sphere ligand series: (Me ₂SO)₂H⁺ < Et₃NH⁺ < K^- < H⁺. The reaction of K₂PtCl₄ with α-pinene gave cis-terpine monohydrate and dichloro-η⁴- [p-mentha-1,8(9)-diene]platinum(II), and their structure was proved by X-ray analysis. The complex belongs to monoclinic crystal system, the Pt-Cl and Pt-C bonds therein have different lengths, the ClPtCl angle is 85.88°, and the C=C bond plane is orthogonal to the square coordination core. Dichloro-η⁴-[p-mentha-1,8(9)-diene]-platinum(II) was tested as catalyst in the hydrosilylation of acetophenone with diphenylsilane. Nauka/Interperiodica 2006.