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Structure and Reactivity of a Unique Y‐Shaped Tricoordinate Bis(silyl)platinum(II)–NHC Complex
Author(s) -
BerthonGelloz Guillaume,
de Bruin Bas,
Tinant Bernard,
Markó István E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200900435
Subject(s) - platinum , silylation , reactivity (psychology) , chemistry , crystallography , stereochemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Y not? A unique, three‐coordinate Y‐shaped bis(silyl)platinum(II) complex was isolated and characterized (see structure; C light gray, N blue, Si pink, Pt dark gray). DFT studies on a model system shed light on the nature of this unusual coordination mode for platinum(II).