- Organo-platinum chemistry
Organo-platinum chemistry
Currently, our primary focus is on the organometallic chemistry of platinum.
Over the years, highlights have included:
The activation of C-H bonds remote from the expected point of attack (publication 6):
The high yield synthesis of CNC pincer complexes, and the elucidation of the mechanism (publications 7 and 8):
The contrasting behaviour of Pt and Pd towards cyclometallation and the role of solid state interactions (publications 11 and 12).
The oxidation of Pt(II) to, and C-H activation by Pt(IV), together with the synthesis of new mixed ligand complexes (publications 26 and 28):
