Synthesis and study of Pt(II)–nitrile complexes. Multinuclear NMR spectra and crystal structures of compounds of the types [Pt(R-CN)Cl3]− and cis and trans-Pt(R-CN)2Cl2

Abstract

Complexes of the type [Pt(R-CN)Cl3]− were synthesized and studied by 1H, 13C, and 195Pt NMR spectroscopies. The 2J(195Pt-13C) coupling constants are about 240 Hz. The signals due to the cyano carbon atoms of the coordinated ligands were observed at higher fields than those of the free ligands. The shielding on the cyano carbon increases as the alkyl chain lengthens and also when the branching increases. The 195Pt signals of all the complexes were observed around −2000 ppm. The crystal structures of (NMe4)[Pt(C3H7-CN)Cl3] (1) and (NMe4)[Pt(p-HO-C6H4-CN)Cl3] (2) were determined. Compound 1 is monoclinic, P21/c, a = 8.384(5), b = 15.336(19), c = 11.759(9) Å, β = 99.52(6)°, Z = 4, R = 0.054, and wR = 0.051. Crystal 2 is tetragonal with a = 16.222(6), c = 12.052(5) Å, Z = 8, R = 0.059, and wR = 0.044. The Pt—CL bond trans to the nitrile ligand is shorter than normal (2.276(3) Å for 1 and 2.264(7) Å for 2) while the two other bonds are normal (2.293(4), 2.287(3) Å for 1 and 2.320(7), 2.275(8) Å for 2). The Pt—N bonds are 1.97(1) Å (1) and 1.92(2) Å (2) and the segments Pt-N≡C-C are linear. Disubstituted compounds were also synthesized and studied by multinuclear NMR. The 195Pt signals of the cis isomers were observed at lower fields than those of the trans isomers (Δ ≈ 65 ppm), while the 13C signals of the cyano carbons of the trans isomers were observed at lower fields than those of the cis compounds (Δ ≈ 0.6 ppm). The cis complexes isomerize to the trans compounds upon heating. The crystal structures of cis-(3) and trans-Pt(C2H5-CN)2Cl2 (4) and also of cis-Pt(p-HO-C6H4-CN)2Cl2 (5) were determined. Crystal 3 is monoclinic, P21/c, a = 7.506(5), b = 9.539(5), c = 14.823(7) Å, β = 92.31(4)°, Z = 4, R = 0.050, and wR = 0.042. The trans isomer 4 is monoclinic with the Pt atom on an inversion centre, P21/c, a = 5.149(4), b = 9.394(8), c = 10.944(10) Å, β = 97.84(7)°, Z = 4, R = 0.017 and wR = 0.020. Finally, compound 5 is triclinic, P-1, a = 7.464(3), b = 10.712(6), c = 12.291(5) Å, α = 75.63(4)°, β = 75.63(4)°, γ = 80.32(4)°, Z = 2, R = 0.045, and wR = 0.056. The Pt—Cl bond distances for the cis isomers are 2.269(5), 2.270(4) Å for 3 and 2.274(2), 2.279(3) Å for 5 while they are 2.289(3) Å for the trans isomer (4). The Pt—N bonds are 1.962(14), 1.988(11) Å (3), 1.972(7), 1.976(7) Å (5) and 1.969(5) Å for 4. Key words: platinum, nitrile, NMR, isomerization, crystal structure.