title: A stable, mononuclear, cationic Pt(III) complex stabilised by bulky N-heterocyclic carbenes.
abstract: The thermally stable, paramagnetic Pt(iii) complex [PtI2(IPr)2][BAr(F)] has been prepared by oxidation of the Pt(ii) complex [PtI2(IPr)2] with iodine in the presence of NaBAr(F). X-ray crystallographic studies revealed the mononuclear nature of this species with a square-planar geometry. EPR and DFT studies pointed out to a metal-centred radical.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain. sconejero@iiq.csic.es.
authors.forename: Orestes
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rivada-Wheelaghan
authors.forename: Manuel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ortuño
authors.forename: Sergio E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: García-Garrido
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Díez
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Agustí
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lledós
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conejero