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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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pyridyl protons Ha/Hb used to monitor the progress <strong>of</strong> the reaction is shown on the<br />

structure <strong>of</strong> the Pt1–Cl complex as an inset in Figure 6.3. The signals <strong>of</strong> the coordinated<br />

ligand appear at Ha = 8.78 and Hb = 7.60 ppm as doublet resonances, which decreased<br />

during the reaction. After 1.5 h <strong>of</strong> the reaction, a broad singlet signal was observed at<br />

Ha* = 8.53 ppm, representing the released (free) pyridyl bridging ligand, because the<br />

excess thiourea displaces the last N-donor atom in the bridging system to produce<br />

[Pt(TU)4] +2 and/or any other undefined products. However, the Hb*-signal at 7.22 ppm<br />

for the second aromatic proton <strong>of</strong> the freed ligand was obscured by the broad peak due<br />

to thiourea, TU, at 7.20 ppm and is not shown on Figure 6.3.<br />

9.0<br />

8.9<br />

8.8<br />

Ha<br />

8.7<br />

8.6<br />

8.5<br />

Ha’<br />

8.4<br />

8.3<br />

8.2<br />

ppm<br />

16<br />

8.1<br />

DMF solvent<br />

Figure 6.3: The 1 H NMR spectra <strong>of</strong> the reaction <strong>of</strong> Pt1 with thiourea (2.0 mM) in DMF-<br />

d7, at 30 °C showing the release <strong>of</strong> the dps bridging ligand.<br />

Because <strong>of</strong> the low concentration <strong>of</strong> the Pt1–Cl complex, the aromatic resonances<br />

corresponding to the unreacted complex appears as downfield–shifted peaks as the<br />

reaction progressed. This is consistent with what has been reported before for bidentate<br />

coordinated Pt(<strong>II</strong>)-based DNA intercalators. 47<br />

8.0<br />

7.9<br />

7.8<br />

7.7<br />

Hb<br />

7.6<br />

7.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.0<br />

1.5<br />

t/ h<br />

2.0

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