Stereochemistry of cleavage of silicon–platinum bonds in optically active silicon–platinum compounds

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Abstract
The cleavage of the Si–Pt bond in trans-(+)-[PtCl(*SiR3)(PPhMe2)2][R3Si*= MePh(1-naphthyl)Si] by LiAlH4, PhSH, or Et3SiH, and of that in (–)-[PtH(*SiR3)(PPh3)2] by LiAlH4, PhCOCl, PhCCH, or PhSH occurs with predominant retention of configuration at silicon.