Structure of 4-sila-3-platinacyclobutene and its formation via Pt-promoted gamma-Si-H bond activation of 3-sila-1-propenylplatinum precursor

J Am Chem Soc. 2002 May 1;124(17):4550-1. doi: 10.1021/ja017888r.

Abstract

4-Sila-3-platinacyclobutene was isolated from the reaction of Pt(SiHPh2)2(PMe3)2 with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The formation pathway was found to involve gamma-Si-H bond activation of the 3-sila-1-propenylplatinum intermediate that is formed by the insertion of a DMAD into a Pt-Si bond of Pt(SiHPh2)2(PMe3)2.