A new series of functionalized (μ-hydride)(μ-acetylide) isomeric derivatives [trans-(PPh3)(C6F5)Pt(μ-H)(μ-1κC
α:η2-C⋮CR)Pt(C6F5)(PPh3)] (3) and [cis,cis-(PPh3)2Pt(μ-H)(μ-1κCα:η2-C⋮CR)Pt(C6F5)2] (4) (R
= (4-CH3)C6H4, a; (4-CN)C6H4, b; CMeCH2, c; C(OH)Me2, d; C(OH)EtMe, e; C(OH)Ph2, f) have
been prepared by reaction in mild conditions of the disolvated [cis-Pt(C6F5)2(thf)2] with the corresponding
Pt(II) [trans-PtH(C⋮CR)(PPh3)2] (1) or Pt(0) [Pt(η2-HC⋮CR)(PPh3)2] (2) isomers. The course of these
reactions seems to be rather general, but in the case of the diphenylhydroxy precursors is strongly influenced
by an easy gem (4f) to trans (3f) isomerization and the presence of water, which leads to the formation
of the unexpected (μ-hydroxy)(μ-vinyl) complex [cis,cis-(PPh3)2Pt{μ-1κC
α:η2-CHCHC(OH)Ph2}(μ-OH)Pt(C6F5)2] (5f). Control of the latter reaction has allowed us to detect the mixed-valence intermediate
[cis,cis-(PPh3)2Pt{μ-η2:η2-HC⋮C(OH)Ph2}Pt(C6F5)2(thf)] (6f). Starting from [Pt(η2-HC⋮C5H4N-4)(PPh3)2]
(2g) and [cis-Pt(C6F5)2(thf)2] only the trinuclear mixed-valence adduct [{(PPh3)2Pt(μ-η2:2κN-HC⋮C5H4N-4)}2{cis-Pt(C6F5)2}] (7g) is obtained.