A
serie
s of mononuclear, [
trans-PtH(C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CR)(PPh
3)
2] (R = C
5H
4N-2 (
1), (6-C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CH)C
5H
3N-2(
2), C
6H
4NH
2-4 (
3), (4-C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CH)C
6H
4 (
4), (CH
2)
5C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CH (
5)), and binuclear, [
trans,trans-(PPh
3)
2HPt{
s/entitie
s/mgr.gif">-
s/gifchar
s/
sigma.gif" BORDER=0 >:
s/gifchar
s/
sigma.gif" BORDER=0 >-(C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">C)
2R}PtH(PPh
3)
2] (R = C
5H
3N-2 (
7), C
6H
4-1,4 (
8)), hydride-alkynyl platinumcomplexe
s ha
s been prepared in good to moderate yield
s from the reaction
s of [
trans-PtHCl(PPh
3)
2] with an exce
ss of the corre
sponding alkyne in the pre
sence of an exce
ss of NEt
2Hand from the reaction
s of [
trans-PtHCl(PPh
3)
2] with 1 equiv of
2 or
4 in the pre
sence ofdiethylamine. An analogou
s reaction with HC
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CCPh
2OH lead
s to a mixture of [
trans-PtH(C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CCPh
2OH)(PPh
3)
2] (
6a) and [Pt(
s/gifchar
s/eta.gif" BORDER=0 >
2-HC
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CCPh
2OH)(PPh
3)
2] (
6b). The binuclear diynecomplex [{(PPh
3)
2Pt}
2{
s/entitie
s/mgr.gif">-
s/gifchar
s/eta.gif" BORDER=0 >
2:
s/gifchar
s/eta.gif" BORDER=0 >
2-(C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CH)
2C
6H
4-1,4}] (
9), prepared in high yield from [Pt(
s/gifchar
s/eta.gif" BORDER=0 >
2-C
2H
4)(PPh
3)
2] and HC
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CC
6H
4-1,4-C
s/entitie
s/tbd1.gif">CH (0.5 equiv), i
s al
so formed in the reaction leadingto
8. Complexe
s 5,
7, and
8 have been u
sed a
s precur
sor
s to form the mixed-valence Pt(II)-Pt(0) complexe
s 10-
12. The
spectro
scopic characterization of the complexe
s and X-ray cry
stal
structure determination of
1 and
6b are included. Their ab
sorption and
some
selectedemi
ssion
spectra, examined on the ba
si
s of theoretical
studie
s (EHMO), are al
so reported.