Mixing of [(PBP)PtCl] complex with 1-decene and H 2 O afforded isomerized alkenes. Deuterium-labeling experiment indicated the catalytically active hydride species for alkene isomerization formed from water and [(PBP)Pt] complex. Reaction of [(PBP)PtNTf 2 ] with H 2 O gave a platinum hydride complex having PNNP ligand with a loss of boron atom, but the resulting complex showed low catalytic activity. Two types of cationic platinum hydride complexes were suggested as active species for alkene isomerization.Linear n-alcohols are produced on industrial scale as precursors of detergents and plasticizers. 1 As found in general organic chemistry textbooks, a consecutive hydroboration and oxidation sequence can afford n-alcohols on a laboratory scale (eq 1). However, stoichiometric use of borane reagents and oxidants is required, preventing industrial application of this transformation. In industry, linear-selective hydroformylation and subsequent hydrogenation is used for the production of homologated n-alcohols (eq 2). 1 Recently, improvement of this process using tandem catalyst systems or relatively cheaper metals are being developed. 2 To synthesize linear n-alcohols from alkene in large scale, a catalytic anti-Markovnikov hydration could be considered an ideal process 3 (eq 3). In the past, Jensen and Trogler reported a catalytic anti-Markovnikov hydration of terminal alkene using platinum catalyst, 4 however, low reproducibility of the reaction was claimed by other research group. 5 Recently, tandem and one-pot conversion of styrene to 2-phenylethanol was reported. 6 Although the optimum condition gave the product in good yield up to 84%, lower yield and selectivity was observed for aliphatic α-alkenes. HBR 2 BR 2 H H 2 O 2 , NaOH OH hydroboration/oxidation ð1Þ CO/H 2 [Rh, Co] H O H OH H 2 hydroformylation/hydrogenation ð2Þ H 2 O OH anti -Markovnikov hydrationTo achieve the anti-Markovnikov hydration of terminal alkene by using transition-metal catalyst, two possible pathways with activation of alkene or water would be expected. 7 The former has been already established as the Wacker process 8 converting alkenes to the corresponding methyl ketones, where an oxygen atom attacks the 2-position of alkenes. Alternatively, activation of water could be another possibility (Scheme 1). 7 The first step is oxidative addition of OH in H 2 O to low-valent metal complex A to generate hydridohydroxido complex B. 9The following insertion of aliphratic α-alkene to the MH bond in B may form a linear alkyl complex C as generally known in transition-metal chemistry. If a subsequent C(sp 3 )OH bondforming reductive elimination from C occurs to produce linear primary alcohol, the starting low-valent complex A would be regenerated to complete the catalytic cycle. The last step, C(sp 3 )OH bond-forming reductive elimination, is relatively rare. All the reported examples of C(sp 3 )OH reductive elimination are limited as the reactions from Pt(IV) and Pd(II) complexes, 10,11 where an initial dissociation of hydroxide and subsequent nucl...