Platinum complexes ylides

A novel chiral dissymmetric chelating Hgand, the non-stabiUzed phosphonium ylide of (R)-BINAP 44, allowed in presence of [Rh(cod)Cl]2 the synthesis of a new type of eight-membered metallacycle, the stable rhodium(I) complex 45, interesting for its potential catalytic properties (Scheme 19) [81]. In contrast to the reactions of stabihzed ylides with cyclooctadienyl palladium or platinum complexes (see Scheme 20), the cyclooctadiene is not attacked by the carbanionic center. Notice that the reactions of ester-stabilized phosphonium ylides of BINAP with rhodium(I) (and also with palladium(II)) complexes lead to the formation of the corresponding chelated compounds but this time with an equilibrium be-... 

The zerovalent compound Pt(C2H4)(PPh3)2 reacts with C(PPh3)2 to give the platinum(0) ylide complex where partial triphenylphosphine transfer to platinum has occurred (equation 144).426... 

The bis(methylenephosphonium ylide) platinum complex (61) reacts with 3-butyn-l-ol to give the vinylphosphonium salt (62) and evidence is presented for intermediate formation of the carbene complex (63). Phosphoranylidenephosphine complexes (64) have been synthesized and shown to undergo "phospha-Wittig" reactions with aldehydes to give the phosphaalkene complexes (65) which can be isolated or trapped. ... 

Finally, the formation of platinum(II) ylide complexes from halomethyl derivatives is worthy of note [equation (7)]. Palladium analogs are more... 

Works developed by Navarro and coworkers for the palladium and stabilized ylides complexes have been extended to the platinum chemistry (Scheme 25) [97,98]. 

The compound 70 has also been reported showing the ambident character (both C- and N-coordination) of the cyano-stabilized ylide as ligand. The authors have also transposed their work concerning the keto-bis-ylide and palladium, with the synthesis of the C-bonded complex 71 or the new cycloplatinated or-thometallated compound 72. The latter by various treatments allows one to obtain other ylidic cationic complexes of platinum such as 73. A C,C,C-terdentate coordination of the keto bis-ylide, already observed with the palladium is also obtained from the reaction of 73 with gold derivatives. 

The rearrangement of platinacyclobutanes to alkene complexes or ylide complexes is shown to involve an initial 1,3-hydride shift (a-elimina-tion), which may be preceded by skeletal isomerization. This isomerization can be used as a model for the bond shift mechanism of isomerization of alkanes by platinum metal, while the a-elimination also suggests a possible new mechanism for alkene polymerisation. New platinacyclobutanes with -CH2 0SC>2Me substituents undergo solvolysis with ring expansion to platinacyclopentane derivatives, the first examples of metallacyclobutane to metallacyclopentane ring expansion. The mechanism, which may also involve preliminary skeletal isomerization, has been elucidated by use of isotopic labelling and kinetic studies. 

Metallic groups as in case (c) lead to electrophilic or even carbocation-like carbene complexes. Typical examples are Fischer-type carbene complexes [e.g. (CO)5Cr=C(Ph)OMe] and the highly reactive carbene complexes resulting from the reaction of rhodium(II) and palladium(II) carboxylates with diazoalkanes. Also platinum ylides [1,2], resulting from the reaction of diazoalkanes with platinum(Il) complexes, have a strong Pt-C o bond but only a weak Pt-C 7t bond. In situation (d) the interaction between the metal and the carbene is very weak, and highly reactive complexes showing carbene-like behavior result. Similar to uncomplexed carbenes. 

A different approach to synthesize nonstabilized ylide complexes is the reaction of halomethyl-metallic precursors with the corresponding nucleophile EZ . This method is quite general and usually occurs in very mild reaction conditions. Platinum, rhodium, iron, and palladium complexes (21)-(25) (Scheme 8) have been prepared, using phosphines [79-83], amines [84], or sulfides [85] as nucleophiles. Some of the most representative examples are shown in Scheme 8. 

A recent review discusses the chemistry of ylides and their reactions with transition metal complexes.425 This article integrates platinum yhde chemistry with that of other metal ions, and has sections covering bonding. 

Chloro platinum ylide complexes will undergo replacement of Cl for acetone in the presence of NaBPlu.437 The ylide complexes (35) undergo oxidative addition at platinum(II) by Mel, and substitution of pyridine by CO to give the carbonyl complex. The ylide ligand is not displaced.438... 

The complexes of palladium and platinum with different heteronium (N, P, As, S) ylides were found to possess the following structures (61) ... 

Dialkynyl ligands, in platinum(II) complexes, 8, 545 iV,iV-Diallylamine, via allyindium reagents, 9, 703-704 Diallyl clusters, in trirutheniums and triosmiums, 6, 773 gem-Diallyl esters, via indium-mediated allylation, 9, 677 Diallyl ethers, isomerization, 10, 90 Diamagnetic ylides, with gold(II), 2, 278 Diamides... 

According to reaction (a) mixed substituted platinum(0)complexes of the hitherto unknown type Ptl L1 and PtLL 2 (where L and L are phosphorus ligands) can be isolated and characterized by nmr spectroscopy. Instead of Ph3P other R3P derivatives and Ph3As can be used. Complex D is very labile. IR data give evidence for a a-coordination of the CS2ligands. With the double ylide RR N-P(S)=NR (reaction (c) ) the four-membered chelate complex E with pentavalent phosphorus of coordination number four is formed. Compound F is an example of the well characterized alkyne complexes (here with the phospha(III)azene ligand L). 

As outlined in previous volumes, the chemistry of ylides coordinated to noble metals, particularly palladium, platinum and gold continues to attract most attention. Refluxing (dppm)palladium(II) dichloride [dppm = bis(diphenylphosphino)methane] with alkynes in mixtures of 1,2-dichloro-ethane/l,4-dioxane provides a novel route to palladium-bound alkenyl phosphorus ylide complexes (53) (Scheme 1)P The reaction represents the... 

The interaction of ylidic species with palladium and platinum centres continues to be a key area of activity. New palladium complexes of stabilised ylides include (149), (150) and (151)J all of which have been structurally characterised by X-ray crystallography. 

A detailed recent study has been made to try and elucidate whether metallacyclobutanes rearrange to alkenes by p elimination or by a elimination to give an intermediate ylide complex, which can rearrange to an alkene complex. Using deuterium-labeled platinum(IV) platinacyclobutanes it is concluded that the pathway involves a [1,3] H shift (a elimination) rather than a [1,2] H shift ()3 elimination). Platinacyclopentanes have also been formed by an alkene coupling between Pt(cod)2 and butadiene. Addition of PMcs gives complex (66 equation 2(K)). ... 

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