Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

List of Tables
Table 2.1 A selection of n o pt values listed according to donor atom…………..26
Table 2.2 The effect of the leaving group, on the lability of (Pt(dien)X) + ….29
Table 2.3 Rate constants for the substitution of Cl¯ in [Pt(PEt3)2LCl] by
pyridine ...…………………..…..........................................................................31
Table 2.4 Rate constants and activation parameters for the substitution of
coordinated chloride by I¯ in [Pd(Rndien)Cl] + (n = 0, 3-5) in
aqueous solution at 25 °C.………………………………………………………33
Table 2.5 Effect of solvent on the rate of chloride exchange from trans-
[Pt(py)2Cl2] ……………………………………………………………………………34
Table 3.1 Summary of DFT-calculated parameters and numbering system
used for the calculation is in the structure shown as an inset …...14
Table 3.2 Summary of the second-order rate constants at 25 °C and
activation parameters for the substitution of chloride from Pt(II)
polypyridyl complexes by TU, DMTU, TMTU, and in methanol, I =
0.1 M (LiCF3SO3) …………………………………………………………………….19
Table 4.1 A summary of the DFT calculated data for the investigated [{cis–
Pt(OH2)(NH3)2}2–µ–pzn] +4 complexes at B3LYP/LACVP** level of
theory ……………………………………………………………………………………12
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, 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
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