1. Département de Chimie, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Louis Pasteur 1, 1348 Louvain la Neuve (Belgium), Fax: (+32)?10‐47‐2788;2. Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Abstract:
Y not? A unique, three‐coordinate Y‐shaped bis(silyl)platinum(II) complex was isolated and characterized (see structure; C light gray, N blue, Si pink, Pt dark gray). DFT studies on a model system shed light on the nature of this unusual coordination mode for platinum(II).
