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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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cis geometry, leading to dramatic changes in the substitution <strong>of</strong> the aqua ligands. At the<br />

same time, the bulky methyl substituents would introduce steric hindrance on the cis-<br />

Pt(<strong>II</strong>) centre. Therefore, the variation <strong>of</strong> the substituents on the pyrazine-bridge enabled<br />

a systematic study <strong>of</strong> the thermodynamic (pKa, where coordinated water was<br />

deprotonated) and kinetic properties <strong>of</strong> the Pt(<strong>II</strong>) centres.<br />

4.2 Experimental<br />

4.2.1 Chemicals and Reagents<br />

Pyrazine (99%), 2,3-dimethylpyrazine (99%), 2,5-dimethylpyrazine (99%), 2,6-<br />

dimethylpyrazine (99%), † NaClO4.H2O (98%), and HClO4 (70%) were obtained from<br />

Aldrich and were used without further purification. AgClO4 (99.98%, Aldrich) was<br />

stored under nitrogen and used as supplied. Cis-(PtCl2(NH3)2 (99%) was purchased from<br />

Strem chemicals. The nucleophiles §thiourea (TU, 99%), N,N-dimethyl-2-thiourea<br />

(DMTU, 99%), N,N,N,N-tetramethyl-2-thiourea (TMTU, 98%) used in the kinetic<br />

measurements were obtained from Aldrich.<br />

Stock solutions <strong>of</strong> the nucleophiles were prepared, shortly before use, by dissolving<br />

known amounts <strong>of</strong> the nucleophiles in 0.1M NaClO4/HClO4 aqueous solution <strong>of</strong> constant<br />

ionic strength. Since it is well-known that the perchlorate ion, (ClO4 -), does not<br />

coordinate to Pt(<strong>II</strong>), 23 its presence in aqueous solution would not interfere with the<br />

kinetic measurements. Ultrapure water (Modulab Systems) was used in all experiments.<br />

All other reagents were <strong>of</strong> analytical grade quality and were used without further<br />

purification.<br />

Caution! †Perchloric acid and salts are potentially explosive, particularly at high temperatures and must be<br />

handled with caution and in small amounts.<br />

§Thiourea and its substituted derivatives are suspected carcinogens and the necessary safety measures must be<br />

adhered to when handling these reagents.<br />

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