The kinetics of the reaction of trans-[PtC12py2] with a series of 4,4'-disubstituted diphenyl sulfides, XC6H4SC6H4Y, have been studied at 30° in methanol. A linear free energy correlation has been obtained between the logarithm of the second order rate constant and the sum of the Hamrnett substituent parameters for X and Y. This result is consistent with the notion that bond making is the driving force when divalent sulfur functions as a nucleophile towards platinum(I1) substrates and is consistent with the inability of 4,4'-dinitrodiphenyl sulfide to coordinate to platinum(I1).Les cinttiques des rtactions entre le [PtC12py2]-trans et une strie de diphtnylsulfures disubstituks en -4,4', XC6H4SC6H4Y, ont kt6 etudites i 30 "C dans le mtthanol. Une corrklation lineaire de l'tnergie libre a ttk obtenue entre le logarithme de la constante de vitesse du second ordre et la sornme des parametres de Harnrnett pour les substituants X et Y. Ce rtsultat est consistant avec la notion d'apres laquelle I'ttablissement d'une liaison est la force directive lorsqu'un soufre divalent fonctionne en tant que nucltophile envers le platine(I1); ce rtsultat est Bgalement cohtrent avec le fait que le dinitro-4,4' diphknylsulfure ne se coordonne pas avec le platine(I1).Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 49, 2390Chemistry, 49, (1971 Substitution reactions of square planar dB metal complexes, especially those of platinum(I1) have been well documented (1-3). Previous investigations have utilized trans-[PtCl,py,] as a representative substrate in order to investigate the reactivity of a variety of nucleophiles towards platinum(I1) complexes (4, 5). As part of a general interest in the donor properties of ligands containing a sulfur donor atom, we have undertaken a kinetic study of reaction 1 where Ar,S = a 4,4'-disubstituted diphenyl sulfide and py = pyridine. It was also anticipated that this study [ I ] would provide a quantitative indication of the ability of divalent sulfur in a diary1 sulfide to transmit the electronic effect of a para-substituent. The results of this study are reported at this time.
Results and DiscussionThe rates of reaction between trans- [PtCl,py,] and XC6H4SC6H4Y ( = Ar,S) follow the usual two term rate law which is common to substitution reactions of square planar platinum(I1) complexes, viz. eq. 2, where k, is a first order rate The experimental pseudo first order rate constants, k,,,, are related to k , and k, by 151.Typical plots of k,,, us. [XC,H4SC6H4Y] are shown in Fig. 1. The slopes of these linear plots correspond to the various k,'s and the common intercept to k,. The kinetic data are tabulated in Table 1 together with the calculated values of the nucleophilic reactivity constant, nPt0, and the sum of the Hammett substituent parameters for each nucleophile. The nucleophilic reactivity constant has been defined by eq. 6. In order to For personal use only.