FORMATION OF A STABLE CATIONIC HYDRIDODIMETHYLPLATINUM(IV)
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limit of the nonprotonated
dimethylplatinum(II)
ampule. Tetrahydrofuran-d of analytical grade was
8
+
complex and the LH salt is less than 1% of the total
quantity of the reaction products. Furthermore, from
the deuteromethanol protonation experiment on the
assumption [I] = [MeO ] = [Pt] (total concentration
of platinum 0.01 M), [I]/([Pt] [I]) > 100 (corres-
ponds to the detection limit of the starting complex)
purified over a potassium anthracene mirror im-
mediately before use and distilled in a vacuum, collect-
ing the distillate directly into the cell (the residual
pressure over the solvent frozen with liquid nitrogen
was 10 3 10 mm). The cell was sealed off from the
vacuum line, and the reaction was performed. After
the reaction had been complete, the NMR ampule was
sealed off from the cell, and NMR spectra were re-
corded at regular intervals.
2
for [MeOH] 24.6 M, and, taking pK (MeOH) 15.5 [9],
a
the basicity of platinum in PtMe (tacn) corresponds
2
+
to pK [PtMe H(tacn) ] > 15.0.
a
2
Thus, we obtained a new stable cationic hydrido-
dimethylplatinum(V) complex and showed that the
basicity of the metal atom in the complex of dimethyl-
platinum(II) with 1,4,7-triisopropyl-1,4,7-triazacyclo-
nonane in tetrahydrofuran is higher than that of the
nitrogen atom in the free ligand. This finding allowed
us to develop a new method of synthesis of the target
compound via oxidative addition of the N H bond in
the corresponding ammonium salt to platinum(II).
Protonation of a mixture of [PtMe (SMe )] (II)
2
2 2
and tacn-i-Pr with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid.
3
Compound I, 13.4 mg, and 13.0 mg of tacn-i-Pr were
3
placed into the different knees of the cell, and 1 ml of
tetrahydrofuran-d into the knees. The resulting trans-
8
parent colorless solutions were mixed, and the reac-
tion mixture was left to stand for 24 h at 20 C. Tri-
fluoromethanesulfonic acid (2 l) was introduced by
breaking its containing evacuated glass ampule. By
NMR we found in the solution [PtMe (SMe )] ,
2
2 2
+
EXPERIMENTAL
PtMe (SMe ) , and [PtMe H(tacn-i-Pr )] CF SO in a
2 2 2 2 3 3 3
1
2:46:42 molar ratio. A day after, the starting bi-
1
The H NMR spectra were measured on Varian
nuclear complex I was consumed completely, and the
III:I ratio became 45:55. The solution contained
excess free ligand L, its salt with excess trifluoro-
methanesulfonic acid, and traces of dimethyl sulfide
and methane. The NMR parameters of these com-
pounds are listed in the table.
Unity-300 (300 MHz) and Bruker DRX-500
500.1 MHz) instruments.
(
Bis( -dimethyl sulfido)tetramethyldiplatinum(II)
II) was synthesized by the procedure in [10].
(
1
3
,4,7-Triisopropyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane(tacn-
Reaction of complex II with a mixture of [tacn-i-
i-Pr ) was prepared by a modified procedure [11]
+
Pr H ]SO CF and tacn-i-Pr . Complex I, 13.2 mg,
and a mixture of tacn-i-Pr with [tacn-i-Pr H] CF SO
were placed into different knees of the cell. The mix-
ture was prepared by adding 2 l of trifluorome-
thanesulfonic acid to a solution of 13.0 mg of tacn-i-
Pr in 1.5 ml of dry acetone, followed by vacuum
evaporation to dryness. The solid compounds were
dissolved in 1 ml of tetrahydrofuran-d , and the solu-
tions were mixed. According to H NMR data, after
without isolation of the ligand as a salt. A solution of
3
3
3
3
+
1
.51 g of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane and 4.84 g iso-
propyl bromide in 7.5 ml of toluene was stirred at
0 C for 4 h. A colorless precipitate formed. Potas-
sium hydroxide, 2.5 g, was stirred to the mixture, and
it was allowed to stir for an additional 4 h at 80 C.
The precipitate of potassium bromide of filtered off
and washed with several portions of toluene. The
combined toluene solutions were evaporated, dried at
reduced pressure, and distilled at 100 C (0.05 mm) to
obtain 2.12 g (71%) of the reaction product as a color-
less oil. H NMR spectrum (CDCl , 300 MHz), ,
ppm: 0.96 d (18H, CCH , J 6.5 Hz), 2.62 s (12H,
NCH CH ), 2.87 heptet (3H, NCH, J 6.5 Hz). H
3
3
3
3
8
3
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1
2
5 30 h at room temperature the ammonium salt
disappeared completely, and compound I formed. After
days at room temperature, the concentration of the
1
5
3
3
amine salt did not change, while the starting platinum
complex II disappeared almost completely, forming a
little PtMe (SMe ) and methane (see table).
3
HH
3
1
2
2
HH
NMR spectrum (C D , 500 MHz), , ppm: 0.97 d
18H, CCH , J 6.6 Hz), 2.63 s (12H, NCH CH ),
.79 heptet (3H, NCH, J 6.6 Hz). H NMR spec-
HH
2
2 2
6
6
3
(
2
3 HH 2 2
3
1
Formation of platinum(IV) hydrides in me-
thanolic [PtMe (SMe )] and tacn-i-Pr . Methanol-
d4 (0.8 ml) degassed and dried over molecular sieves
was added under argon to a mixture of 6.2 mg of com-
pound II and 6.5 mg of tacn-i-Pr , placed in an NMR
ampule. The ampule was exposed to ultrasound for a
short time for faster dissolution of compound II. After
that, the H NMR spectrum of the reaction mixture
2
2
2
3
trum [(CD ) CO, 300 MHz)], , ppm: 0.95 d (18H,
3
2
3
CCH3, JHH 6.6 Hz), 2.60 s (12H, NCH CH ),
2
2
3
2
.80 heptet (3H, NCH, J
6.6 Hz).
HH
3
+
Complex [PtMe H(tacn-i-Pr )] SO CF (I). All
2
3
3
3
experiments were performed in a glass all-sealed
evacuated cell comprising two conjoint vertical cylin-
drical sections (knees) and equipped with an NMR
1
was recorded. The spectrum contained signals of the
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