C−H Activation by a Diplatinum(II) Complex: Isolation and Structures of [Pt2(CH3)(SMe2)Ph2(ttab)][BAr‘4] and [Pt2(H2O)2Ph2(ttab)][BAr‘4]2 (ttab = 1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(1-N-7-azaindolyl)benzene)

Abstract

The dinuclear Pt(II) complex Pt2(CH3)4(ttab) (1; ttab = 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(1-N-7-azaindolyl)benzene) has been found to activate multiple benzene molecules by cleaving a C−H bond in the presence of [H...