Complexes [MCl
2L
2] (M = Pd, Pt;L
2 = 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) orMe
2N(CH
2)
2NMe
2(tmeda))react with ketones MeC(O)R (R = Me, Et) in the presence of bases(Ag
2O or M'OH (M' =Na, K)) to give the new types of ketonyl palladium(II) andplatinum(II) complexes [M{CH
2C(O)R}ClL
2] (M = Pd, L
2 =
N,
N,
N',
N'-tetramethylethylenediamine= tmeda; M = Pt, L
2 =2,2'-bipyridine = bpy) and[Pt{CH
2C(O)R}
2L
2](R = Me, Et, L
2 = bpy). Oxidativeadditionof chloroacetone on [Pt(dba)
2] in the presence ofbpy also yields[Pt{CH
2C(O)R}ClL
2].[Pd{CH
2C(O)Me}Cl(tmeda)] reacts withPhNHNH
2 in the presence of TlOTf (OTf =CF
3SO
3) togive the cyclometalated complex[Pd{CH
2C(Me)=NNH(Ph)}(tmeda)]OTf.The crystal structure of[Pt{CH
2C(O)Me}
2(bpy)]has been determined. The platinum atom is in adistortedsquare-planar environment. The strong trans influence of theacetonyl ligand promotes thelengthening of both Pt-N bonds (2.082(3) and 2.091(3) Å)with concomitant narrowing ofthe NPtN bond angle (78.89(13)
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).