摘要:
The novel PCP-pincer Pt(II) complex, PtCl{C6H3-2,6-(OPPr2i)(2)} (1) has been prepared and characterized by H-1, P-31, and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structure of I has been determined through a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. The pincer-ligated platinum complexes 1 and PtCl{C6H3-2,6-(CH2NEt2)(2)} (2) have been explored as catalysts for the hydroxylation of I-propanol to 1,3-propanediol under mild conditions. Product ratios and turnover numbers achieved with both complexes compare favorably to those obtained with [PtCl4](2-). Moreover, the pincer complexes catalyze this transformation even upon replacement Of PtCl4 by the more economical CuCl2 as the requisite stoichiometric oxidant. Analysis of the reaction mixture by P-31 NMR spectroscopy following the hydroxylation of I-propanol by I in the presence of CuCl2 revealed that I is partially converted to the ring substituted complex, PtCl{3-Cl-C6H2-2, 6-(OPPr2i)(2)} (3). The molecular structure of 3 has been determined through a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.