Organometallics

Lewis-acidity of trimethylplatinum (IV) with labile oxygen-donor ligands

V Hsieh, AG De Crisci, AJ Lough, U Fekl

Index: Hsieh, Vicki; De Crisci, Antonio G.; Lough, Alan J.; Fekl, Ulrich Organometallics, 2007 , vol. 26, # 4 p. 938 - 944

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Abstract

Tetrameric trimethylplatinum (IV) triflate is investigated regarding its Lewis-acidity, both using NMR techniques (Childs' method) and by testing for catalytic performance as a Lewis acid. The crystal structure of an aldehyde adduct of platinum (IV), dimeric in nature, is discussed.