SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURES OF PLATINA-BETA-DIKETONATO COMPLEXES OF PLATINA-BETA-DIKETONES - ORGANOMETALLIC ANALOGS OF PLATINUM BLUE COMPLEXES

The platina-beta-diketone [Pt-2(mu-Cl)(2){(COMe)(2)H}(2)] 4a reacts wi th aniline or p-toluidine to give the first platina-beta-diketonato co mplexes of platina-beta-diketones [{(NH2R)ClPt(mu-CoMe)(2)Pt[(CoMe)(2) H]}(2)] (R = Ph 5, p-MeC6H4 6), whose X-ray crystal structures reveal the formation of head-to-head dimers with zigzag Pt-4 chains analogous to platinum blue complexes.