The Pt
IPt
I monocar
bonyl derivative (Bu
t2HP)Pt(
-PBu
t2)
2Pt(CO) (
5), with a planar, asymmetrically su
bstitutedPt
2(
-PBu
t2)
2 core, reacts with CF
3SO
3H to give the new Pt
IIPt
II car
bonyl hydride [(Bu
t2HP)Pt(
-PBu
t2)
2Pt(CO)(H)]CF
3SO
3 (
6a). Complex
6a, in which the proton is terminally attached to the Pt atom
bearing the car
bonylligand, is formed under kinetic control and is sta
ble in well-dried non
basic solvents. This isomer is convertedquantitatively
by an external weak
base into the thermodynamically favored form, [(PBu
t2H)(H)Pt(
-PBu
t2)
2Pt(CO)]CF
3SO
3 (
6b), in which the proton is terminally attached to the Pt atom
bearing the phosphine group
. In thepresence of an excess of triflic acid,
6a is further protonated to give [Pt
2(
-PBu
t2)(
-H)(CO)(PBu
t2H)(
2-PBu
t2H)](CF
3SO
3)
2 (
7)
by the formation of a P-H
bond
between the hydride and the adjacent phosphido ligandinduced
by metal protonation. Complex
7 was characterized
by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, which stronglysuggests a Pt-H-P agostic interaction. Like
6a, complex
7 is sta
ble in non
basic media,
but yields
6b rapidly andquantitatively in the presence of a
base. Experimental data compare well with the results of a
b initio calculationson model compounds corresponding to
5,
6a+, and
6b+, whose structures have
been optimized in the gas phase.