Deprotonated N-phenyl-o-phenylenediimine as a bridging ligand

The interaction of N-Pli-o-phenylenediamine with the trinuclear palladium c omplex Pd-3(mu -OOCCMe3)(6) was investigated. The ionic complex obtained [( KH2O)-H-.](+) {Pd-3(OOCCMe3)(4)(mu -OH)[mu -NN-eta (2)-N,N'-(N)(NPh)(C6H4)] 2} - has been structurally characterized by an X-ray diffraction study. It was found that the reaction of bis(N-phenyl-o-semiquinonediimine)platinum( + 2) with Re(CO)(5)Cl, which has been preliminarily treated with silver tri flate, afforded the heterometallic complex (CO)Pt[mu -N,N-o-(N)(NPh)C6H4](2 )ReCl[(NH)(NPh)C6H4]. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.