Syntheses of palladium(0) and platinum(0) olefin complexes; molecular structures of [Pt(C2F4)(C2H4)2] and tris(bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene)platinum

Abstract

The syntheses of [Pt(C₂F₄)(C₂H₄)₂], [M(C₇H₁₀)₃](M = Pd, Pt; C₇H₁₀= bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene), [Pd(1,5-C₈H₁₂)₂], [Pd(C₂H₄)_{3 or 4}] and [ML(C₂H₄)₂](M = Pd, L = PCy₃; M = Pt, L = PMe₃, PCy₃, Cy = cyclohexyl) are described, and a trigonal planar geometry is established for the complexes [Pt(C₂F₄)(C₂H₄)₂], [M(C₇H₁₀)₃], and [Pt(PMe₃)(C₂H₄)₂].