Reaction
s of alkenol
s with
cis-Pt(Cl)
2(TPPTS)
2 (TPPTS = P(
m-C
6H
4SO
3Na)
3) in water re
sult in [Pt(
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3-allyl)(TPPTS)
2]
+ a
s the exclu
sive platinum product with 1 equiv of oxidized alkenol. The
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3-allyl i
snot fluxional in water, and the
syn and anti i
somer
s can be di
stingui
shed at room temperature. For 3-buten-1-ol and 4-penten-1-ol, in addition to the
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3-allyl complex and oxidation of the alkene, catalytici
somerization of the alkene i
s ob
served. No reaction occur
s for
cis-Pt(Cl)
2(P(
p-tolyl)
3)
2,
cis-Pt(Cl)(THF)(P(
p-tolyl)
3)
2+, or
cis-Pt(THF)
2(P(
p-tolyl)
3)
22+ with the alkenol
s in THF, indicating the importance ofH
2O. Exce
ss Cl
- inhibit
s the reaction. The oxidation product i
s selectively deuterated. The
se ob
servation
sare combined into a propo
sed mechani
sm.