title: Hydroformylation by Pt-Sn compounds from N-heterocyclic stannylenes.
abstract: [(Me(2)Si{NAr}(2))-κ(2)N,N']Sn, reacts with PtCl(2)(L(2)) and [PtCl(μ-Cl)(L)](2) to afford products containing Pt-Sn bonds. In the absence of supporting ligands L, coordination of the stannylene and rearrangement to a structurally unique PtSn(2)N(2)Si metallacycle occurs. The hydroformylation activity of a representative Pt-Sn compound is investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK.
authors.forename: Benjamin M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: Philip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Dyer
authors.forename: Martyn P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Coles