Syntheses of novel starburst organoplatinum (II) complexes

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Crystal J Nestor, crystal.nestor@email.stvincent.edu and Jason K. Vohs, jason.vohs@email.stvincent.edu. Department of Chemistry, Saint Vincent College, 929 Academy Heights Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601
Novel ‘starburst' trinuclear organoplatinum complexes based on the 2,4,6-tris(2,2'-dipyridylamino)-1,3,5-triazine (tat) ligand were prepared via the reaction of [PtR2(SMe2)]n with the corresponding chelate ligand. Previous reports show that PtPh2 chelates to the N groups on the outer rings of the central ligand. This study examines the steric effects of the varying the substituent R groups on the platinum complex.