The chemistry of platinum hydrides. Part XXX. The chemical and structural effects of steric overcrowding in the compounds cis- and trans-H[R3Sn]Pt(PCy3)2, R = Ph, Cl

Abstract
The reaction of Pt0(PCy3)2 with triphenyltin hydride yields cis-H(Ph3Sn)Pt(PCy3)2 as the initial product; isomerization to the trans isomer is accelerated by light, heat, and the presence of free phosphine. Both isomers have been characterized by multinuclear nmr spectroscopy; in particular, the 31P {1H} spectra in solution are correlated with the solid state CP/MAS 31P nmr spectra and the crystal structure. The crystal structures of trans-H(X3Sn)Pt(PCy3)2 X = Ph or Cl have been determined and the nature of the distortions produced by steric overcrowding is identified and discussed.

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