DÍEZ , Josefina

Pyridinium 2-carboxylates decompose thermally in the presence of a variety of late transition metal precursors to yield the corresponding 2-pyridylidene-like complexes. The mild reaction conditions and structural diversity that can be generated in the heterocyclic ring make this method an attractive alternative for the synthesis of...

The low-electron-count cationic platinum complex [Pt(ItBu')(ItBu)][BAr], 1, interacts with primary and secondary silanes to form the corresponding σ-SiH complexes. According to DFT calculations, the most stable coordination mode is the uncommon η-SiH. The reaction of 1 with EtSiH leads to the X-ray structurally characterized 14-electron Pt...

Platinum complexes [Pt(NHC')(NHC)][BArF] (NHC' denotes the cyclometallated N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, NHC) react with primary silanes RSiH3 leading to the cyclometallated platinum(II) silyl complexes [Pt(NHC-SiHR')(NHC)][BArF] through a process that involves the formation of C−Si and Pt−Si bonds with concomitant extrusion of H2. Low...

Cationic five-coordinate Pt(IV) alkyl complexes stabilized by bulky N-heterocyclic carbenes have been isolated and fully characterized. Related species have been postulated as key intermediates in carbon–heteroatom coupling reactions and most particularly in Shilov-type chemistry. The alkyl groups exhibit a pronounced electrophilic character...