Summary: Hexachloroplatinic acid reacts with
n-butanol to give the but-2-ene complex
H[PtCl3(η2-C4H8)]
(3) as intermediate, which reacts with
trimethylsilyl-substituted acetylenes
R‘C⋮CSiMe3 (R‘ = H, Me, SiMe3) with
cleavage of the silyl groups to form platina-β-diketones
[Pt2(μ-Cl)2{(COR)2H}2]
[R = Me (2a), Et (2b)]. The constitution
of 2 was determined by
microanalysis, NMR (1H, 13C) spectroscopy, IR,
Raman, and mass spectroscopy. The structure
of 2a was determined by X-ray diffraction.