The synthesis and characterization o
f a series o
f mononuclear d
8 complexes with at least two P-coordinatedalkynylphosphine ligands and their reactivity toward
cis-[Pt(C
6F
5)
2(THF)
2] are reported. The cationic [Pt(C
6F
5)(PPh
2C
f">CPh)
3](CF
3SO
3),
1, [M(COD)(PPh
2C
f">CPh)
2](ClO
4) (M = Rh,
2, and Ir,
3), and neutral [Pt(
o-C
6H
4E
2)(PPh
2C
f">CPh)
2] (E = O,
6, and S,
7) complexes have been prepared, and the crystal structures o
f 1,
2, and
7·CH
3COCH
3 have been determined by X-ray crystallography. The course o
f the reactions o
f the mononuclearcomplexes
1-
3,
6, and
7 with
cis-[Pt(C
6F
5)
2(THF)
2] is strongly in
fluenced by the metal and the ligands. Thus,treatment o
f 1 with 1 equiv o
f cis-[Pt(C
6F
5)
2(THF)
2] gives the double inserted cationic product [Pt(C
6F
5)(S)
f">-{C(Ph)=C(PPh
2)C(PPh
2)=C(Ph)(C
6F
5)}Pt(C
6F
5)(PPh
2C
f">CPh)](CF
3SO
3) (S = THF, H
2O),
8 (S = H
2O, X-ray), whichevolves in solution to the mononuclear complex [(C
6F
5)(PPh
2C
f">CPh)Pt{C
10H
4-1-C
6F
5-4-Ph-2,3-
fchars/kappa.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
PP'(PPh
2)
2}](CF
3SO
3),
9 (X-ray), containing a 1-penta
fluorophenyl-2,3-bis(diphenylphosphine)-4-phenylnaphthalene ligand,
formedby annulation o
f a phenyl group and loss o
f the Pt(C
6F
5) unit. However, analogous reactions using
2 or
3 asprecursors a
fford mixtures o
f complexes,
from which we have characterized by X-ray crystallography thealkynylphosphine oxide compound [(C
6F
5)
2Pt(
f">-
fchars/kappa.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
O:
fchars/eta.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
2-PPh
2(O)C
f">CPh)]
2,
10, in the reaction with the iridium complex(
3). Complexes
6 and
7, which contain additional potential bridging donor atoms (O, S), react with
cis-[Pt(C
6F
5)
2(THF)
2] in the appropriate molar ratio (1:1 or 1:2) to give homo- bi- or trinuclear [Pt(PPh
2C
f">CPh)(
f">-
fchars/kappa.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
E-
o-C
6H
4E
2)(
f">-
fchars/kappa.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
P:
fchars/eta.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
2-PPh
2C
f">CPh)Pt(C
6F
5)
2] (E = O,
11, and S,
12) and [{Pt(
f">
3-
fchars/kappa.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
2EE'-
o-C
6H
4E
2)(
f">-
fchars/kappa.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
P:
fchars/eta.gi
f" BORDER=0 >
2-PPh
2C
f">CPh)
2}{Pt(C
6F
5)
2}
2] (E = O,
13, and S,
14) complexes. The molecular structure o
f 14 has been con
firmed byX-ray di
ffraction, and the cyclic voltammetric behavior o
f precursor complexes
6 and
7 and polymetallic derivatives
11-
14 has been examined.