Reaction
s of alkene
s (ethylene, propene, and 1-hexene) with water in the pre
sence of
cis-Pt(Cl)
2(TPPTS)
2 (TPPTS = P(
m-C
6H
4SO
3Na)
3) produce
s stoichiometrically the Wackeroxidation product (acetaldehyde, acetone, and 2-hexanone, re
spectively) and
trans-Pt(Cl)(H)(TPPTS)
2. The pre
sence of the pho
sphine ligand
s provide
s stability to the hydride complex
such that decompo
sition to the metal i
s prevented. For C
2H
4 the final product i
s trans-Pt(Cl)(C
2H
5)(TPPTS)
2. The
se reaction
s are fully con
si
stent with the PdCl
42- oxidation of alkene
s.At higher temperature
s, however, C
2H
4 i
s catalytically oxidized to CH
3CHO in a mechani
smthat appear
s to be different. At 95
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s/entitie
s/deg.gif">C, 90 turnover
s are ob
served.