Tetrabutylammonium Trichloro dimethyl sulfide platinum II

Submitted by H1DEYOSH1 MORITA and JOHN C. BAILAR JR. Checked by NORMAN C. SCHROEDERf and ROBERT J. ANGELICIf 

In this synthesis tetrabutylammonium trichloro (dimethyl sulfide) platinate(II) is prepared by the reaction of di-jt-chloro-dichlorobis (dimethyl sulfide) diplatinum (II) with tetrabutylammonium chloride by a modification of the method of Goggin et al.1 

Tetrabutylammonium chloride (818 mg, 2.50 mmole, 85% tetrabutylammonium chloride, remainder butanol) is dissolved in about 40 mL of dichloro- 

This compound is only slightly soluble in water, but is readily soluble in benzene, chloroform, dichloromethane, acetone, and ethanol. In CD2C12, the H-NMR spectrum of the compound shows a sharp methyl signal due to dimethyl sulfide at 2.34 (3/ptH = 47.3 Hz) ppm from tetramethylsilane. 

MAIN GROUP, LANTHANIDE, ACTINIDE, AND ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS 

Inorganic Syntheses, Volume 22 Edited by SmidiL. Holt, Jr. 1983 by Inorganic Syntheses, Inc. 

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