title: 'Hemilabile' silyl pincer ligation: platinum group PSiN complexes and triple C-H activation to form a (PSiC)Ru carbene complex.
abstract: The first example of PSiN mixed-donor silyl pincer ligation is described. Studies involving platinum group metal complexes of [(2-(t)Bu(2)PC(6)H(4))(2-Me(2)NC(6)H(4))SiMe](-) ((t)Bu-PSiN-Me) confirmed that the ligand amino donor is labile. Within the coordination sphere of Ru, (t)Bu-PSiN-Me is transformed into a PSiC ligand via multiple C-H bond activation events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, P.O. Box 15 000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2.
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ruddy
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Mitton
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Turculet