Electroreduction of linear trimetallic complexes: M–Hg–M, (M–Au–M)^–, M–PtL₂–M [M = Co(CO)₄, Fe(CO)₃NO, Mn(CO)₅, Cr(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅), Mo(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅), or W(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅); L = Bu^tNC or C₆H₁₁NC]; unexpected generation of radicals

1 January 1980

journal article
research article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications

No. 3,p. 77-78
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39800000077

Abstract

Cathodic reduction of Pt^II isocyanide compounds M–Pt^IIL₂–M on platinum and gold electrodes in an aprotic medium leads to unexpected paramagnetic Pt^I species, whereas under the same conditions M–Hg–M and (M–Au–M)^– exhibit predictable metal–metal bond cleavage.

Keywords

C5H5
PTII
ISOCYANIDE
PLATINUM
C6H11NC
RADICALS

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Electroreduction of linear trimetallic complexes: M–Hg–M, (M–Au–M)–, M–PtL2–M [M = Co(CO)4, Fe(CO)3NO, Mn(CO)5, Cr(CO)3(η-C5H5), Mo(CO)3(η-C5H5), or W(CO)3(η-C5H5); L = ButNC or C6H11NC]; unexpected generation of radicals

Abstract

Keywords

Electroreduction of linear trimetallic complexes: M–Hg–M, (M–Au–M)^–, M–PtL₂–M [M = Co(CO)₄, Fe(CO)₃NO, Mn(CO)₅, Cr(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅), Mo(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅), or W(CO)₃(η-C₅H₅); L = Bu^tNC or C₆H₁₁NC]; unexpected generation of radicals