The complex
fac-[PtMe3(SO3CF3)(bu2bpy)]
(1) (bu2bpy =
4,4‘-di-tert-butyl-2,2‘-bipyridine)
reacts with NaBH4 to give
[Pt2(μ-H)Me6(bu2bpy)2]SO3CF3
(2), which is the first example of
a (μ-hydrido)diplatinum(IV) complex. Complex
2 was fully characterized on the basis of
microanalytical, 1H and 195Pt NMR
spectroscopic, and X-ray crystallographic data. The
reaction of 1 with a large excess of NaBH4
results in the formation of an equilibrium mixture
of 2 and
fac-[PtHMe3(bu2bpy)]
(3). Complex 3 was characterized by
1H NMR spectroscopy
in solution but could not be isolated in pure form due to the ease of
reversion to 2. Both
complexes 2 and 3, which have no ligand that can
easily dissociate, are thermally stable to
reductive elimination of methane (both in solution and, in the case of
complex 2, in the solid
state) and to isotopic exchange within Pt(D)CH3
groups, thus giving strong support to the
theory that both reactions must occur from within a five-coordinate
intermediate. Complex
2 reacts slowly with HX (HX = HCl,
HO2CCF3, HSC6H5,
NH4
+) to give either 2 equiv of
fac-[PtClMe3(bu2bpy)]
(4), fac-
[PtMe3(O2CCF3)(bu2bpy)](5),
and
fac-[PtMe3(NH3)(bu2bpy)]SO3CF3 (6) or 1 equiv of
[Pt2(μ-SC6H5)Me6(bu2bpy)2]SO3CF3
(7), respectively. Qualitatively,
the relative rates of these reactions follow the order of acid
strength, i.e. HCl ≈
HO2CCF3
≫ HSC6H5, indicating that the
rate-determining step involves electrophilic attack of H+
on
2. Complex 2 reacts very slowly with
nucleophiles such as PPh3 to give 1 equiv of
fac-[PtMe3(PPh3)(bu2bpy)]SO3CF3
(8) and 1 equiv of 3. The reaction of
CCl4 with 2 gives fac-[PtClMe3(bu2bpy)] (4),
[PtCl2Me2(bu2bpy)]
(11), and
mer-[PtCl3Me(bu2bpy)]
(12) in a 1.0:0.8:0.2 product ratio but without formation of chloroform.