Ab-initio Calculations of T-shaped Phosphine-Platinum(II) Complexes

 The geometries and total energies of several T-shaped platinum(II) complexes of the type (H₃P)PtXY (X, Y=Cl, CH₃, SiH₃, Si(OH)₃) were calculated by ab-initio methods. In the most stable isomer, the ligand with the smallest trans influence is trans to the PH₃ ligand. The trans influence increases in the order Cl<CH₃<SiH₃<Si(OH)₃.