Abstract
A square planar platinum(II) carbene complex [{PC(sp2)P}HPt(PMe3)] ([PC(sp2)P]H = (bis[2-(di-iso-propylphosphino)phenyl]methylene) was synthesized through the dehydrohalogenation of [{PC(sp3)HP}HPtCl] in a microwave reactor. The tert-butyl substituted analogue, [{PC(sp2)P}tBuPt(PMe3)] ([PC(sp2)P]tBu = bis[2-(di-iso-propylphosphino)-4-tert-butylphenyl]methylene), was synthesized via an analogous route. The nucleophilic nature of the carbene carbon was confirmed through DFT calculations and reactivity with HCl. Additionally, [{PC(sp2)P}HPt(PMe3)] was treated with 0.5 equiv of I2 to generate a paramagnetic product, [{PC(sp2)P}HPtI]. The Evans method and EPR spectroscopy revealed that a one-electron oxidation occurred at the carbene carbon, thus generating a persistent radical carbene.
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