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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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c. Oxidizability: Ligands that are readily oxidized, i.e. strong reducing agents<br />

d. Solvation<br />

Energy:<br />

are good nucleophiles. The oxidizability <strong>of</strong> the ligands are<br />

characterised by their electrode reduction potentials.<br />

Those ligands that are strongly solvated are considered weak<br />

nucleophiles because energy is required to free the<br />

nucleophile from the bonded solvent, before it can coordinate<br />

to the metal centre.<br />

e. Metal Centre: Nucleophilicity depends much on the nature <strong>of</strong> the metal<br />

centre. Heavier elements are better polarised in the<br />

transition state. The corresponding rates <strong>of</strong> substitution<br />

follow the trend: Ni(<strong>II</strong>)>> Pd(<strong>II</strong>) >> Pt(<strong>II</strong>). This factor limits<br />

the application <strong>of</strong> the nucleophilicity scales in the Inorganic<br />

Chemistry as most are dependent on the nature <strong>of</strong> the metal<br />

centre.<br />

Studies which were performed on complexes <strong>of</strong> Pt(<strong>II</strong>) established that the nucleophilic<br />

reactivity <strong>of</strong> different nucleophiles is <strong>of</strong> the order: 36<br />

R3P > TU > −<br />

I ~<br />

−<br />

> OH > F¯ −<br />

SCN ~<br />

3−<br />

N ><br />

−<br />

NO 2 ><br />

−<br />

Br > py > aniline ~ olefin ~NH3 ~ −<br />

Cl > H2O<br />

However, it should be noted that the reactivity <strong>of</strong> the entering nucleophile is more <strong>of</strong> a<br />

function <strong>of</strong> its polarisability than its base strength. In protic solvents (hydrogen bond<br />

donors) the direct relationship between nucleophilicity and its pKa is the inverse. 37 This<br />

results from the ion-dipole interactions between the solvent and the nucleophile. In<br />

aprotic solvents nucleophilicity remains directly related to basicity. The most<br />

comprehensive study on the relative reactivity and nucleophilicity was performed using<br />

trans-[Pt(py)2Cl2] in methanol at 30 ° C (Equation 2.40)<br />

that is not easily distorted, prefer hard bases, e.g. Li + , Mg 2+ and F ¯ . Similarly, s<strong>of</strong>t acids, i.e. those metal ions<br />

that are large, bear a low charge and have a valence electron shell that is easily distorted or removed,<br />

prefer s<strong>of</strong>t bases, e.g. Pt 2+ and SCN ¯.<br />

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