title: Oxidative addition of ether O-methyl bonds at a Pt(0) centre.
abstract: Pt(PCyp3)2 (Cyp = cyclopentyl) undergoes C-O oxidative addition with 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxypyridine, pentafluoroanisole, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanisole and 2,3,6-trifluoroanisole yielding platinum methyl derivatives. The reactions occur in preference to C-H or C-F activation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, York, UK YO10 5DD. robin.perutz@york.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Naseralla A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jasim
authors.forename: Robin N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Perutz
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Procacci
authors.forename: Adrian C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Whitwood