Synthesis and Structures of Stable PtII and PtIV Alkylidenes: Evidence for π-Bonding and Relativistic Stabilization.

Etienne A LapierreWarren E PiersJian-Bin LinChris Gendy

Published in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2019)

Isolable cationic PtII and PtIV alkylidenes, proposed intermediates in catalytic organic transformations, are reported. The bonding in these species was probed by experimental, structural, spectroscopic, electrochemical and computational methods, providing direct evidence for π-bonding, the often-theorized relativistic stabilization of these species, and the influence of oxidation state.

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