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A Cyclometalated N-Heterocyclic Carbene: The Wings of The First Pt2(II,II) Butterfly oxidized by CHI3
Violeta Sicilia, Lorenzo Arnal, Sara Fuertes, Antonio Martín, Miguel Baya
Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 18743-18748
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201804013

The X-ray study on a single crystal of the butterfly-like complex [{Pt(C^C*)(μ-pz)}2] (1), containing a cyclometalated N-heterocyclic carbene ligand as wings (HC^C* = 1-(4-(ethoxycarbonyl)phenyl)-3-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-ylidene), showed three molecules in the asymmetric unit with intermetallic separations (Å) of 3.2294(4) (1A), 3.2834(4) (1B), 3.1208(6) (1C). From the reaction of 1 with excess of CHI3 in the air and the sunlight, complex [{Pt(C^C*)(μ-pz)I)}2] (2) (dPt-Pt = 2.6079(2) Å) was obtained as the major product, while [IPt(C^C*)(μ-pz)2Pt(C^C*)CHI2] (3) (dPt-Pt = 2.6324(3) Å) was under argon atmosphere in the dark. Experimental and theoretical investigations showed that that an easily accessible radical-like mechanism operates under thermal conditions, with dioxygen acting as an efficient radical (R.) scavenger. The oxidation of a platinum "butterfly" by CHI3 to give metal-metal bonded Pt2(III,III) compounds is described now for the first time.

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