Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

6.2.4 Synthesis of Pt(II) complexes…………………………………………………………………...6
. 6.2.5 Preparation of the dinuclear Pt(II) diaqua
complexes……………………………………………. 7
6.2.6 Preparation of kinetic solutions……………………………………………………………….7
6.2.7 Spectrophotometric pKa titrations…………………………………………………………...7
6.2.8 Computational details…………………………………………………………………………..…8
6.2.9 Kinetic measurements……………………………………………………………………………..8
6.3 Results…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
6.3.1 Synthesis and characterization of compounds Pt1, Pt2 and Pt3………………….9
6.3.2 Acidity of the coordinated Aqua ligands……………………………………………………9
6.3.4 Computation calculations……………………………………………………………………….11
6.3.5 Kinetic measurements……………………………………………………………………………15
6.3.6 Activation parameters…………………………………………………………………………..23
6.4 Discussion………………………………………………………………………………………………………….24
6.4.1 pKa determination for the diaqua complexes………..………………………………..24
6.4.2 Ligand substitution………………………………………………………………………………..26
6.5 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………………….29
6.6 References………………………………………………………………………………………………………….30
6.7.Appendix 6………………………………………………………………………………………………………….34
Chapter 7.
THE INFLUENCE OF α,ω-DIAMINE LINKER ON LIGAND SUBSTITUTION OF DINUCLEAR
Pt(II) COMPLEXES: A THERMODYNAMIC AND KINETIC STUDY ........................................ 1
7.0 Abstract ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 2
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