NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK OF THE ACETYLACETONATE CARBANION ON THE NITRILE CARBON IN trans-[PtCl2(C6H5CN)2]: X-RAY STRUCTURE OF THE PRODUCT N-ACETYL-β-KETOAMINE CHELATE

Abstract

trans-Dichlorobis(benzonitrile)platinum(II) reacted with thallium(I) acetylacetonate in dichloromethane at room temperature to give three kinds of yellow products. One of them was obtained as fine crystals and revealed by an X-ray analysis to be N-acetyl-β-ketoamine chelate, trans-[Pt(N(COCH3)=C(C6H5)CH=COCH3)2].