Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of platinum-substituted ketenes [PtX{η-C(PPh3)CO}L2]BF4, (X=Me, Cl; L2=1,5-cyclooctadiene, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, cis-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene). Steric and electronic effects of the ancillary ligands

Ketenylidenetriphenylphosphorane, Ph₃PC=C=O, 1, has been used to synthesize platinum-substituted ketenes PtMe{η¹-C(PPh₃)CO}L₂]BF₄, 2a, b (L₂=1,5-cyclooctadiene, cod (a), 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, diphos (b)). Parent compound PtCl{η¹-C(PPh₃)CO}L₂]BF₄, 3, with L₂=cis-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene, diphoe, was also synthesized, which is stable only at low temperature. The stability of 2 and 3 and the reactivity of the C=C=O moiety have been examined and discussed in terms of the electronic and steric characteristics of the ancillary ligands, also taking into account the reactivity of the ‘PtXL₂’ fragment with other carbonyl stabilized phosphorus ylides, Ph₃PCHCOR (R=Me, Ph, OMe, OEt).