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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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5.2.1 Chemical and Solutions ............................................................................................................................ 4<br />

5.2.2 Synthesis <strong>of</strong> the dinuclear Pt(<strong>II</strong>) chloro-complexes (pzn to pht) ............................ 5<br />

5.2.3 Instrumentation and Physical measurements .................................................................. 6<br />

5.2.4 Computational details ................................................................................................................... 7<br />

5.2.5 Preparation <strong>of</strong> the aqueous complex solutions ................................................................ 7<br />

5.2.6 Spectrophotometric pKa titrations .......................................................................................... 8<br />

5.2.7 Kinetic measurements .................................................................................................................. 8<br />

5.2.8 Properties <strong>of</strong> the Ligands ............................................................................................................ 9<br />

5.3 Results .................................................................................................................................................................. 9<br />

5.3.1 Computation calculations ........................................................................................................... 9<br />

5.3.2 Acid dissociation constants (pKa) <strong>of</strong> the diaqua complexes .................................... 12<br />

5.3.3 NMR study ....................................................................................................................................... 16<br />

5.3.4 Kinetic Measurements with Thiourea nucleophiles ................................................... 20<br />

5.3.5 Thermodynamic parameters .................................................................................................. 26<br />

5.4 Discussion ....................................................................................................................................................... 29<br />

5.5 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................... 32<br />

5.6 References ....................................................................................................................................................... 33<br />

5.7. Appendix5………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37<br />

Chapter 6.<br />

<strong>Tuning</strong> <strong>Reactivity</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Platinum</strong>(<strong>II</strong>) complexes with parametalated Pyridine Spacer<br />

groups: A kinetic and Mechanistic Study……………………………………………………………….1<br />

6.0 Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1<br />

6.1 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2<br />

6.2 Experimental………………………………………………………………………………………………………...4<br />

6.2.1 Materials…………………………………………………………………………………………………4<br />

6.2.2 Instruments…………………………………………………………………………………………….5<br />

6.2.3 Preparation <strong>of</strong> 4,4’-dipyridylmonosulphide ligand (dps) …………………………..5<br />

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