Activation of Methane Promoted by NeohexylPt(II) Complexes. Isolation of MethylPt(II) Complexes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1994.2263

trans-Pt(CH2CMe2Et)Br(PPh3)2 induced C-H bond activation of CH4 under UV p irradiation leading to trans-PtMeBr(PPh3)2, while H-D exchange reaction of CH4 with D2 or D2SO4 took place in the photochemical reaction system containing Pt(PPh3)4 and neonexyl bromide.A possible reaction mechanism involving radical process is discussed on the basis of radical-trap experiment.