Keteny
lidenetripheny
lphosphorane,Ph
3P=C=C=O, reacts with Pt(II) and Pd(II)
3-a
lly
l comp
lexes(a
lly
l = C
3H
5,2-MeC
3H
4) to give neutra
l orcationicmononuc
lear
1-keteny
l derivatives[M(
3-a
lly
l){(
1-C(PPh
3)(CO)}L]
m+(L = C
l,
m = 0; L = PPh
3,
m =1)that have been characterized by e
lementa
l ana
lysis, IR,and mu
ltinuc
lear NMR. The X-ray mo
lecu
lar structuredetermination performed on a sing
le crysta
l of the air-stab
le derivative[Pt(
3-C
3H
5){
1-C(PPh
3)(CO)}(PPh
3)]BF
4 furnishes the first crysta
llographic evidence ofan
1-keteny
l derivative in which the ketene moiety isa
lsoinvo
lved in an y
lide grouping.