title: Alkene oxidation by a platinum oxo complex and isolation of a platinaoxetane.
abstract: Oxo complex [(1,5-COD)4Pt4(mu3-O)2Cl2](BF4)2 (1) reacts readily with ethylene and norbornylene. The ethylene reaction yields acetaldehyde and a 1:1 mixture of (1,5-COD)Pt(Cl)(CH2CH3) (2) and [(1,5-COD)Pt4(eta3-CH2CHCH(CH3))](BF4) (3), while the norbornylene reaction yields a platinaoxetane complex, the first metallaoxetane to be obtained from the reaction of an oxo complex and an alkene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
authors.forename: Endre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szuromi
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Sharp