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Platinum bis(tricyclohexylphosphine) silyl hydride complexes
Chan, Danny,Duckett, Simon B.,Heath, Sarah L.,Khazal, Iman G.,Perutz, Robin N.,Sabo-Etienne, Sylviane,Timmins, Philippa L.
, p. 5744 - 5756 (2008/10/09)
A series of platinum metal silyl hydride complexes were prepared in solution by reaction of Pt(PCy3)2 with the appropriate silane, HSiR2R′. The complex was characterized using x ray crystallography at -100°C. The platinum center was found to exhibit a distorted-square-planar geometry with angles P(1)-Pt-P(2)=113.55(3)°, P(1)-Pt-Si=146.83(3)°, and P(2)-Pt-Si=99.37(3)°. The reaction of Pt(PCy3)2 with chlorinated hydrosilanes at -78°C was also found to yield analogues complexes which isomerized to their trans isomers on warming at room temperatures.