(1) Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, N6A 5B7;(2) Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, N6A 5B7
Abstract:
The tetranuclear platinum cluster complexes Pt4(-CO)3(-dppm)3(PPh3)]2+ and Pt4(-H)(-CO)2(-dppm)3(PPh3)]+ have been prepared by cluster expansion. They have butterfly structures and are fluxional.