P. Castan et al., SOLID-STATE CYCLOMETALATION OF THE 1-METHYL-2,4'-BIPYRIDINIUM COMPLEXES OF PALLADIUM(II) AND PLATINUM(II), Journal of organometallic chemistry, 479(1-2), 1994, pp. 153-157
The complexes [M(2,4'-bpyMe)X3] . nH2O (M = Pd, Pt; X = Cl, Br; 2,4'-b
pyMe = 1-methyl-2,4'-bipyridinium, n = 0, 1, 2) cyclometallate with el
imination of HX to give [M(2,4'bpyMe-H)X2] in the solid state on heati
ng or upon microwave irradiation. Thermal analysis (TGA, DTA, DSC) in
conjunction with infrared spectroscopy indicates that these complexes
cyclometallate in the temperature range 160-260-degrees-C. The ease of
cyclometallation is Pd > Pt and Cl > Br. The time of cyclometallation
with microwave irradiation depends on the mode of irradiation.