Kinetico-mechanistic studies on C-X (X= H, F, Cl, Br, I) bond activation reactions on organoplatinum(II) complexes

The activation of C-X bonds in homogeneous systems is a relevant topic in relation to important catalytic industrial processes involving organic substrates and producing high value-added compounds. However, despite the large amount of information that can be extracted from kinetico-mechanistic studies, as well as the improvement and availability of time-resolved and chemometric techniques, no generalisation of temperature and pressure mechanistic data about C-X oxidative additions has been conducted so far. This review collects the information available from kinetico-mechanistic studies carried out on C-X bond activation on Pt-II organometallic complexes in our groups, independently or in collaboration with others. Data concerning intermolecular C-X bond activation at both mono and binuclear organoplatinum(II) compounds as well as intramolecular C-X bond activation and associated reductive eliminations at organoplatinum(II) complexes are presented. (c) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.