title: Activation of C-H bonds of arenes: selectivity and reactivity in bis(pyridyl) platinum(II) complexes.
abstract: The reaction of [PtMe2(NN)] and B(C6F5)3/H2O in CF3CH2OH with arenes Ar-H gives [PtAr{HOB(C6F5)3}(LL)] if the bis(pyridyl) ligand NN forms a six-membered, but not five-membered, chelate ring; methyl-substituted arenes give selectivity for metalation of meta > para > ortho, but methoxy-substituted arenes give ortho > meta, para.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7.
authors.forename: Fenbao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Christopher W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kirby
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hairsine
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jennings
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Puddephatt
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; D010984:Platinum