A silatrane–platinum complex, trans-[PtCl{Si(OCH2CH2)3N}(PMe2Ph)2] with a planar nitrogen and No Si–N bond; X-ray crystal structure
Abstract
An X-ray crystal structure analysis of trans-[PtCl{Si(OCH2CH2)3N}(PMe2Ph)2] reveals a square-planar co-ordination geometry for platinum, a non-bonded Si–N distance of 2·89(1)Å, and trigonal-planar stereochemistry for nitrogen.