Unusual transformation of trialkylamines mediated by platinum

Halder, S., Drew, M.G.B. and Bhattacharya, S. (2006) Unusual transformation of trialkylamines mediated by platinum. Organometallics, 25 (26). pp. 5969-5972. ISSN 0276-7333 doi: 10.1021/om0607494

Abstract/Summary

An interesting chemical transformation of trialkylamines has taken place during the reaction of 2-(2', 6'-dimethylphenylazo)- 4-methylphenol ( 1) with K-2[ PtCl4] in refluxing methanol in the presence of trialkylamines, leading to the formation of organoplatinum complexes ( 2 and 3), where ligand 1 is coordinated as a bidentate N, O donor and the transformed trialkylamines are coordinated as bidentate C, N donors.