title: C-H activation of imidazolium salts by Pt(0) at ambient temperature: synthesis of hydrido platinum bis(carbene) compounds.
abstract: A zerovalent platinum(carbene) complex with two monoalkene ligands, which is able to activate C-H bonds of imidazolium salts at room temperature to yield isolable hydrido platinum(II) bis(carbene) compounds, has been synthesised for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Chemistry, Organometallic and Coordination Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marcel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Duin
authors.forename: Nicolas D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: Kingsley J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Cavell
authors.forename: Cornelis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Elsevier