PREPARATION AND REACTIONS OF 2-PYRIDYLPLATINUM(II) COMPLEXES [PTCL(C5H4N-C2)(TERTIARY PHOSPHINE)2] - COMPOUNDS WITH A MARKEDLY NUCLEOPHILIC PYRIDINE NITROGEN ATOM

Abstract The 2-pyridyl complex trans -[PtCl(C 5 H 4 N- C 2 )(PPh 3 ) 2 ] (I) can be prepared in high yield by oxidative addition of 2-chloropyridine to [Pt(PPh 3 ) 4 ]. The reaction of I with 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane yields the cis derivative [PtCl(C 4 5 H 4 N- C 2 )(dppe)] (II). In polar solvents, the latter rearranges to the binuclear cationic complex [Pt(μ-C 5 H 4 N- C 2 , N )(dppe)] 2 Cl 2 . The reaction of I with [PdCl(η 3 -2-MeC 3 H 4 )] 2 (1/0.5 molar ratio) gives the products [PtCl(μ-C 5 H 4 N- C 2 , N )(PPh 3 )] 2 (IV) and [PdCl(η 3 -2-MeC 3 H 4 )(PPh 3 )]. 31 P NMR monitoring of the reaction suggests that PPh 3 transfer occurs in a binuclear platinum/palladium intermediate…