Experimental studies on the trans-influence of boryl ligands in square-planar platinum(II) complexes.
A series of platinum(II) boryl complexes of general formula trans-[(Cy(3)P)2Pt(Br)(BX2)], including the rare dibromoboryl species trans-[(Cy(3)P)2Pt(Br)(BBr2)], were synthesized by oxidative addition of the B-Br bond of a number of bromoboranes to [Pt(PCy3)2]. X-ray diffraction studies were performed on several such compounds. Comparison of the Pt--Br bond lengths allowed an empirical assessment of the trans-influence of different boryl ligands. A trans-influence scale was thus deduced and the results were compared with those previously computed for compounds of the type trans-[(Me(3)P)2Pt(Cl)(BX2)].
Braunschweig
Holger
H
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. h.braunschweig@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
Brenner
Peter
P
Müller
Andreas
A
Radacki
Krzysztof
K
Rais
Daniela
D
Uttinger
Katharina
K