title: A delicate balance between sp2 and sp3 C-H bond activation: a Pt(II) complex with a dual agostic interaction.
abstract: 2-tert-Butyl-6-(4-fluorophenyl)pyridine reacts with K(2)PtCl(4) via the activation of an sp(2) C-H bond to give a cyclometalated complex that contains a bifurcated agostic interaction. Rearrangement of this complex results in the activation of an sp(3) C-H bond, and reaction eventually leads to a doubly cyclometalated complex where both sp(2) and sp(3) C-H bonds have been activated. Deuterium exchange studies show that a delicate balance exists between the two cyclometalations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: Sarah H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Crosby
authors.forename: Guy J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Clarkson
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Rourke