Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a New Dinuclear Platinum(III) Complex, [Pt2Cl4(NH3)2{μ-HN=C(O)Bu^t}2]
November 2022
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Acta crystallographica. Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials./Acta crystallographica. Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials
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Studysummary This study reports the synthesis and structural characterization of a novel dinuclear platinum(III) complex with potential antitumor and catalytic activity. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
The document reports the synthesis and structural characterization of a new dinuclear platinum(III) complex, [Pt<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>4</sub>(NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>{μ-HN=C(O)Bu<sup>t</sup>}<sub>2</sub>], which features two butyl(amidato) bridging ligands in a head-to-tail configuration. This complex was characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (1H and 195Pt NMR) and infrared spectroscopy, and its crystal structure was determined via X-ray single-crystal diffraction. This is the first reported dinuclear Pt(III) complex with such a configuration, potentially contributing to overcoming cisplatin resistance in cancer treatment.
