Metal complexes in organic chemistry,by R.P. Hougton. : Cambridge University Press,Cambridge - London - New York - Melbourne, 1979, vii + 308 pages, £21.00 (hard cover); £7.50 (paperback).

The reaction of acetic acid with (Ph₃P)₂Pt(dma) (dma = dimethylacetylene dicarboxylate), in the presence of triphenylphosphine, proceeds by addition of triphenylphosphonium acetate across the acetylenic triple bond, rather than by oxidative addition of the acid to platinum.