Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

Table 4.2: Summary of pKa values for the deprotonation of platinum-bound water in the
[{ cis–PtOH2(NH3)2}2–µ–pzn] 4+ complexes, I = 0.1 M HClO4, T = 298.15 K. ....................... 14
Table 4.3: Summary of second order rate constants for the substitution of coordinated
water ligands and displacement of the linker by thiourea nucleophiles in the [{cis-
Pt(OH2)(NH3)2–μ–pzn] 4+ complexes, I = 0.1 M (0.01 M HClO4, adjusted by NaClO4), T =
298.15 K .............................................................................................................................. 21
Table 4.4: Summary of Activation parameters for the substitution of coordinated water
ligands and the displacement of the linker by thiourea nucleophiles in cis-
[{PtOH2(NH3)2-μ-pzn] 4+ complexes, I = 0.1 M (0.01 M HClO4, adjusted by NaClO4). ......... 28
Table 4.5: DFT calculated (NBO) charges for Pt atoms of optimised structures of
monoaquaTU-substituted complexes. ................................................................................ 32
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