Reaction mechanisms of platinum(1V) complexes have recently been reviewed (1, 2). One that is of particular importance for halide interchange reactions of anionic complexes is reductive elimination followed by oxidative addition (r.e.0.a.). Proposed originally by Grinberg and co-worker (3) it has recently been confirmed and elaborated (4). This mechanism is believed to operate in the reaction of [~t~r , ]~-with iodide to form [PtI,, a reaction that proceeds in three kinetically distinct stages, each of which was proposed to be of the form shown in reaction 1 where the four ligands in the plane perpen-very fast dicular to the page (omitted for simplicity) were Br,, trans-Br,I,, and I, in the first, second, and third stages, respectively. This conclusion was based in part on the observation that the second and third stages were also detected after the very rapid oxidation of [PtBr,12-by I,--I-mixtures. However, a study of the p H dependence of the reactions has shown that Stages I1 and I11 are more complicated than this, each consisting of at least two parallel reactions, but that no change is necessary in the basic type of mechanism proposed.
Experimental and ResultsSodium hexabromoplatinate(1V) hexahydrate, sodium hexachloroiridate(IV), and potassium tetrabromoplatinate(I1) (Johnson, Mathey and Mallory, Ltd.) were used as received. The kinetics were followed in the same way as before (5), reacting solutions being contained in tightly stoppered cells in the thermostatted cell holder of a Perkin-Elmer 402 or Cary 16K recording spectrophotometer and the changing absorbance at a fixed wavelength being followed automatically. The temperatures of the solutions were measured directly with a calibrated thermistor and Wheatstone Bridge, and were constant to within 1 0 . 0 5 "C throughout the period of the reactions. The ionic strengths of the solutions were controlled by addition of sodium perchlorate and their p H values were adjusted with standard perchloric acid solutions, the values being measured with an Instrumental Laboratory, Model 205, p H meter.
Stage IThe kinetics were followed in the presence of a pseudo-first-order excess of iodide by observing the growth in absorbance at 430 nm which is ' T o whom all correspondence should be addressed.close to an isosbestic point for Stage 11. IsosCan. J. Chem. Downloaded from www.nrcresearchpress.com by 54.245.13.81 on 05/12/18For personal use only.