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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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enzodiazine ring. This is supported by the lower energy gap (ΔE) values for qzn and<br />

pht complexes.<br />

It is also noted that the pKa2 values for deprotonation <strong>of</strong> the second water molecule<br />

from the aqua/hydroxo complex species to form hydroxo/hydroxo species occurred at<br />

higher pH. Following deprotonation <strong>of</strong> the first aqua ligand the overall charge <strong>of</strong> the<br />

complexes decreases to +3 on forming the hydroxo species on the first Pt(<strong>II</strong>) centre. 14,18<br />

Because <strong>of</strong> this, the electrophilicity <strong>of</strong> the second Pt(<strong>II</strong>) centre is decreased, resulting in<br />

higher pKa2 values in all cases.<br />

However, in the case <strong>of</strong> pht and qzn, the pKa2 values are exceptionally high. After<br />

deprotonation <strong>of</strong> the first aqua ligand, the second nitrogen atom bound to Pt(<strong>II</strong>) centre<br />

bearing the aqua ligand causes a destabilising effect on the metal centre, due to the<br />

excess negative charges carried by adjacent N atoms. This results in elongation <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Pt–OH2 bond as observed from the DFT calculations (Table 5.3). Also, the π-donor<br />

character is significantly increased in the benzodiazines which have higher energy<br />

HOMOs compared with their monocyclic analogues (Table 5.3). Thus, phthalazine ligand<br />

is the strongest heterocyclic π-donor in the series, quite consistent with its electron-rich<br />

structure that is supported by the bigger value <strong>of</strong> the HOMO-LUMO energy gap and<br />

lowest NBO charges for the aqua/Hydroxo derivative <strong>of</strong> the pht complex. These factors<br />

collectively are responsible for the remarkable high pKa2 values in qzn and pht,<br />

respectively.<br />

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