Platinum complexes, substitution reactions olefins

We discussed this catalysis recently (141st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 1962) in terms of an olefin insertion reaction involving a Pt(II) olefin complex (3). We found that catalysis was only accomplished by platinum compounds capable of coordinating olefins. For example, substitution by tertiary phosphines blocks coordination by olefins and greatly reduces the catalytic activity of Pt(II). The substitution by phosphines does not affect the ability of the complexes to cleave the Si—H bond, however. The hindering of a catalytic reaction by blocking coordination sites is a common occurrence and is, I think, a persuasive... 

Another unusual behavior of NHC TM complex was recently reported by Nolan et al. and involves the insertion of an NHC into a platinum-olefin bond. In the course of preparation of new NHC-containing platinum complexes by reaction of equimolar amounts of [(l,5-hexadiene)PtCl2] and free NHC, the substitution product (286) in which one coordinated double bond was substituted by an NHC was isolated in good yield (Scheme 48). A by-product was also... 

Several compounds analogous to IV have been reported, and X-ray crystallographic studies have established that in each case the coordination environment at platinum is similar to that in Zeise s salt, e.g., square-planar platinum coordination by three chlorides and the olefin tf-system ). We have prepared complexes having structure IV by the direct reaction of the N-substituted allyl amine with potassium tetrachloroplatinite in acidic aqueous solution. Analytical data establish the formulation, and infrared spectra demonstrate that the olefin is coordinated to platinum. 

Continuing activity on platinum(II) antitumor drugs has resulted in several recent reviews/each of which cover mechanistic aspects. Other reviews include one on metal porphyrins, which features many reactions of 4- and 5-coordinate complexes, and substitution reactions at platinum(II) complexes with asymmetric olefin ligands have been discussed. ... 

Dissociative mechanisms for square-planar substitutions are discussed in a review. A molecular orbital study of insertion of ethene into Pt—H bonds concludes that the reaction can be best described by a series of, preferably, dissociative steps. Rearrangements of three-co-ordinate ML3 T- or Y-shaped i -structures are discussed in this context. Three-co-ordinate intermediates are also suggested in the mechanisms for palladium(ii)-catalysed oxidations of olefins, and for electrophilic cleavage of platinum-carbon ff-bonds by protons. Parallel associative and dissociative processes have been proposed for a substitution reaction of a square-planar rhodium(i) complex in benzene solution. Especially, sterically crowded complexes have been thought to stabilize three-co-ordinate intermediates more easily. Recently determined activation volumes for sterically hindered square-planar complexes both of platinumand palladium are not compatible with dissociative activation, however. 

The following compounds have been obtained from thiete 1,1-dioxide Substituted cycloheptatrienes, benzyl o-toluenethiosulfinate, pyrazoles, - naphthothiete 1,1-dioxides, and 3-subst1tuted thietane 1,1-dioxides.It is a dienophile in Diels-Alder reactions and undergoes cycloadditions with enamines, dienamines, and ynamines. Thiete 1,1-dioxide is a source of the novel intermediate, vinylsulfene (CH2=CHCH=SQ2). which undergoes cyclo-additions to strained olefinic double bonds, reacts with phenol to give allyl sulfonate derivatives or cyclizes unimolecularly to give an unsaturated sultene. - Platinum and iron complexes of thiete 1,1-dioxide have been reported. 

Extensive mechanistic studies have been performed on reactions catalyzed by rhodium and platinum complexes containing enantiopure C2-symmetric diphosphine ligands.As discussed above, (1) the formation of the Tr-olefin-Rh(H) complex 19, (2) stereospecific cis addition of the hydridorhodium to the coordinated olefin to form the alkyl-Rh complex 20 (and then 2, and (3) the migratory insertion of a carbonyl ligand giving the acyl-Rh complex 17 with retention of configuration, have been established in the hydroformylation of 1-alkenes or substituted ethenes. Thus, it is reasonable to assume that the enantioselectivity of the reaction giving a branched aldehyde is determined at the diastereomeric (1) TT-olefin-Rh complex 19 formation step, (2) alkyl-Rh complex 20 formation step, or (3) acyl-Rh complex 17 formation step. 

Sn NMR spectroscopic measurements on a series of SnCla complexes of platinum assigned a trans influence series of H > R3P > RjAs > SnClJ > olefin > CF, based on j( Pt-" Sn)/ Pt NMR spectroscopic investigations on the reactions of aqueous NO2 with chloro and bromo complexes of Pt(II) and Pt(IV) found both the S(Pt) and J( Pt- N) changes on ligand substitution to be dominated by the nature of the trans ligands. 

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