Tp‘PtH3:  A Stable Platinum(IV) Trihydride

Reinartz, Stefan; White, Peter S.; Brookhart, Maurice; Templeton, Joseph L.

doi:10.1021/om000406k.s001

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Tp‘PtH₃: A Stable Platinum(IV) Trihydride

journal contribution

posted on 2000-08-09, 00:00 authored by Stefan Reinartz, Peter S. White, Maurice Brookhart, Joseph L. Templeton

Tp‘PtMe₂H (1) reacts with Et₃Si−H to form Tp‘Pt(SiEt₃)(H)₂ (2), which serves as a precursor to Tp‘PtH₃ (3). Cleavage of the Pt−SiEt₃ bond of 2 with methanol provides a clean route to Tp‘PtH₃ (3), a rare N-supported monomeric platinum(IV) trihydride complex.