Factors controlling the relative stabilities of cis- and trans-[PtX2L2] isomers: Chatt and Wilkins--50 years on

Jeremy N Harvey; Katie M Heslop; A Guy Orpen; Paul G Pringle

doi:10.1039/b210939e

Factors controlling the relative stabilities of cis- and trans-[PtX2L2] isomers: Chatt and Wilkins--50 years on

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Jan 21:(2):278-9. doi: 10.1039/b210939e.

Authors

Jeremy N Harvey¹, Katie M Heslop, A Guy Orpen, Paul G Pringle

Affiliation

¹ University of Bristol, School of Chemistry, Cantock's Close, Bristol B58 ITS. jeremy.harvey@bris.ac.uk

PMID: 12585429
DOI: 10.1039/b210939e

Abstract

DFT computations reveal that cis-trans preferences in [PtX2(PR3)2] species are due to a combination of electrostatics, pi-backbonding, antisymbiosis, and solvation effects.