title: Solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis of two Pt complexes: cis-(Ph3P)2PtCl2 and cis-(Ph3P)2PtCO3.
abstract: Cis-(Ph3P)2PtCl2 and cis-(Ph3P)2PtCO3 were prepared mechanochemically from solid reactants in the absence of a solvent; cis-(Ph3P)2PtCl2 was obtained in 98% yield after ball-milling of polycrystalline PtCl2 and Ph3P; the mechanically induced solid-state reaction of cis-(Ph3P)2PtCl2 with an excess of anhydrous K2CO3 produced cis-(Ph3P)2PtCO3 in 70% yield; the formation of transition metal complexes as a result of mechanochemical solvent-free reactions has been confirmed by means of solid-state 31P MAS NMR spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction and differential thermal analysis.
authors.affiliation: Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3020, USA. balema@ameslab.gov
authors.forename: Viktor P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Balema
authors.forename: Jerzy W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Wiench
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruski
authors.forename: Vitalij K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Pecharsky