Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.50, No.5, 1816-1819, 2011
Carbonyl Complexes of Platinum(0): Synthesis and Structure of [(Cy3P)(2)Pt(CO)] and [(Cy3P)(2)Pt(CO)(2)]
The platinum(0) monocarbonyl complex, [(Cy3P)(2)Pt(CO)], was synthesized by reaction of [(Cy3P)(2)Pt] with [(eta(5)-C5Me5)Ir(CO)(2)] and subsequent irradiation. X-ray structure analysis was performed and represents the first structural evidence of a platinum(0) monocarbonyl complex bearing two free phosphine ligands. Its corresponding dicarbonyl complex [(Cy3P)(2)Pt(CO)(2)] was synthesized by treatment of [(Cy3P)(2)Pt] with CO at -40 degrees C and confirmed by X-ray structure analysis.