title: Platinum-mediated aryl-aryl bond formation and sp(3) C-H bond activation.
abstract: A novel process is described in which intramolecular oxidative addition is followed by aryl-aryl bond formation and sp(3) C-H bond activation leading to a six-membered platinacycle.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647, 08028, Barcelona, Spain. margarita.crespo@qi.ub.es
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Calvet
authors.forename: Mercè
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Font-Bardia
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D003500:Cyclization; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D010984:Platinum