Abstract
Density functional theory computation for the reaction of Cp*Pt(CO)I with PMe3 indicates that insertion of CO into the Pt–Cp* bond of Cp*Pt(CO)(PMe3)I proceeds via interaction of a π orbital of Cp* with a π* orbital of CO. A similar pathway is predicted for an insertion reaction of the acetylene complex Cp*Pt(C2H2)(PMe3)I. The conventional mechanism for CO and acetylene insertions, involving direct insertion into the Pt–C bond, is shown to be inoperative in this system.
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