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Title: Mechanism and stereochemistry for nucleophilic attack at carbon of platinum (iv) alkyls: Model reactions for hydrocarbon oxidation with aqueous platinum chlorides. Technical report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6717956

Reactions of PtCl4(2-) with RI (R = CH3, CH2CH2OH) in water yield PtCl5R(2-) which were isolated as their NMe4 salts. They decompose in aqueous chloride solution to give ROH and RCL. erythro- and threo-PtCl5(CHDCHDOH)(2-) are obtained by oxidation of PtCl3(cis- and trans CHD=CHD)(-) respectively. Kinetic rate laws and stereochemistry support SN2 displacement by Cl(-) or H[sub 2]O as the mechanism of the decomposition reactions.

Research Organization:
California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena, CA (United States). Div. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
OSTI ID:
6717956
Report Number(s):
AD-A-258890/3/XAB; TR-19; CNN: N00014-89-J-3198
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English