title: Exclusive Csp(3)-Csp(3) vs Csp(2)-Csp(3) Reductive Elimination from Pt(IV) Governed by Ligand Constraints.
abstract: Selective reductive elimination of ethane (Csp(3)-Csp(3) RE) was observed following bromide abstraction and subsequent thermolysis of a Pt(IV) complex bearing both Csp(3)- and Csp(2)-hybridized hydrocarbyl ligands. Through a comparative experimental and theoretical study with two other Pt(IV) complexes featuring greater conformational flexibility of the ligand scaffold, we show that the rigidity of a meridionally coordinating ligand raises the barrier for Csp(2)-Csp(3) RE, resulting in unprecedented reactivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.
authors.forename: Eric G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Bowes
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.
authors.forename: Shrinwantu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia , Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.
authors.forename: Jennifer A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Love