title: Synthesis and structural studies of binuclear platinum(II) complexes with a novel phosphorus-nitrogen-phosphorus ligand.
abstract: The new pyridinediphosphinite ligand PONOP (1) was synthesized in one step from 2,6-pyridinedimethanol and diphenylchlorophosphane. Reaction of 1 with PtCl(2)(PhCN)(2) led to the neutral homobimetallic complex [Pt(2)Cl(4)(PONOP)(2)] (2), where the benzonitriles have been substituted by the phosphorus atoms of 1. The X-ray structure of 2 revealed a metallamacrocycle where the pyridines remained free. Addition of 2 equiv of [Cu(MeCN)(4)](BF(4)) to 2 led to CuCl and to the binuclear dicationic complex [Pt(2)Cl(2)(PONOP)(2)](BF(4))(2) (3), where chloro ligands have been substituted by pyridine groups. Conversely, reaction of 3 with chloride anions gave back complex 2. Solid-state (X-ray) and solution (NMR) studies indicated that after the transformation of 2 into 3, the platinum centers were brought much closer and the pyridinediphosphinite ligand was stiffened. The methylene NMR protons of 3 were strongly deshielded, and the corresponding proton-phosphorus coupling constants followed a Karplus-type relationship.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Métaux de Transition et de Catalyse, UMR 7513 CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex, France. barloy@chimie.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barloy
authors.forename: Grégory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malaisé
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramdeehul
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Osborn
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kyritsakas